any federal, state or municipal race. In other news, just before
Christmas, former state Senator Tim Cullen of Janesville passed
away. >> I believe that anybody who is
going to vote for this bill ought to go to Mellen.
>> Cullen served in the Senate from 1974 to 1986, including as
Majority leader. He was then appointed Secretary of the
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services under former
Governor Tommy Thompson. Cullen left for the private sector,
becoming the VP of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, only to reenter
politics, running and winning his seat back in the state
Senate. In 2010, he was among the 14 Senate Democrats who fled
Wisconsin over the act ten vote. He retired in 2013. In
retirement, Cullen advocated strenuously against legislative
gerrymandering. He was the author of three books former
state Senator Tim Cullen was 80 years old, former state senator,
Republican George Petak also passed away December 23rd, Petak
cast the deciding vote to fund construction of Miller Park.
That 1995 vote cost Petak his Senate seat, but kept the
Milwaukee Brewers franchise in Milwaukee Brewers franchise in