Jerry Petrowski
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Jerry Petrowski is a Wisconsin
politician.
Petrowski was born in Wausau, Wisconsin
and graduated from Newman High School
before briefly attending UW–Marathon County and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
. Petrowski was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly
in 1998, and served as its Majority Caucus Sergeant at Arms from 2003 to 2007.
Petrowski introduced a bill in 2007 to ban teenagers from using cell phones while driving. When this bill did not come up for a vote, he introduced a bill that would prohibit teenagers from texting while driving
in 2008.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
politician.
Petrowski was born in Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...
and graduated from Newman High School
Newman Catholic High School (Wausau, Wisconsin)
Newman Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Wausau, Wisconsin in the Diocese of La Crosse.-Background:Newman Catholic was established in 1951. It is the only Catholic high school in Marathon County....
before briefly attending UW–Marathon County and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, also called NWTC, is one of the 16 technical and community colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System...
. Petrowski was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
in 1998, and served as its Majority Caucus Sergeant at Arms from 2003 to 2007.
Petrowski introduced a bill in 2007 to ban teenagers from using cell phones while driving. When this bill did not come up for a vote, he introduced a bill that would prohibit teenagers from texting while driving
Texting while driving
Texting while driving is the act of composing, sending, reading text messages, email, or making other similar use of the web on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. The practice has been viewed by many people and authorities as dangerous. It has also been ruled as the cause of some motor...
in 2008.