Biography

10/15/1912 - 09/24/2000

PETROSKY, Anthony J., a Clerk from Westmoreland County; born, Export, Westmoreland County, Pa. on October 15, 1912; attended, Greensburg High School; studied business administration; merchant; elected, school director, Salem Township, Westmoreland County (1937); unsuccessful candidate to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1938); elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1940; served 12 consecutive terms; elected, Democratic Caucus Chair (1961-1962); elected, Democratic Floor Leader (1963-1964); chief sergeant-at-arms, Pennsylvania Delegation, Democratic National Convention (1944); appointed, Pennsylvania Legislative Committee, President Roosevelt’s inauguration (1945); appointed, General State Authority (1963-1964); appointed, State Highway and Bridge Authority (1963-1964); appointed, Public School Building Authority (1963-1964); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the House (1964); elected, Chief Clerk, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (January 5, 1965-January 3, 1967); Chief Administrative Officer, Democratic Caucus, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1967-1968); co-director of operations, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention (1967-1968); elected, executive director, Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (1969-1974); died, September 24, 2000 in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; interred, Twin Valley Mausoleum, Delmont, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.