Title: Myron P. Lotto Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1964-1973

Creator:

• Lotto, Myron P., 1925-

Call Number: Green Bay Mss 82

Quantity: 2 c.f. (5 boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library / Green Bay Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Papers of a civic and political leader in Green Bay and Brown County, and Republican state senator for the Second District from 1969 to 1973. The collection primarily includes materials from Lotto's legislative service, but also contains his files as Brown County supervisor and speech materials for his entire career. Included are issue correspondence with constituents, agencies, local governments, and organizations; newsletters and press releases; and informational publications. Correspondence and campaign literature also detail Lotto's unsuccessful race for a 1972 Republican congressional nomination.

Language: English

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Myron P. Lotto, Republican state senator for Wisconsin's Second District, 1969-1973, was born on 7 April 1925 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After briefly attending St. Norbert College in 1942-1943, he took up farming and entered local politics, becoming first town clerk (1949-1955) and then town chairman (1955-1967) of Green Bay. In 1955 he was elected to the Brown County Board of Supervisors, on which he also served as chairman from 1963 to 1968. In 1968 he was elected to the state Senate for the Second District. As a legislator lotto generally adopted a moderate Republican stance. A Catholic actively involved in diocesan affairs, he supported programs to provide aid to parochial schools, but also favored the liberalization of Wisconsin's birth control laws. He made special efforts to foster the development of his district by supporting an interstate highway corridor and improved railway passenger service between Milwaukee and Green Bay, the expansion of Austin Straubel Air Field in Green Bay, and the creation of an historical park. Lotto also examined the possibilities for acquisition of federal aid for housing and other projects in his district. He also defended the interests of his constituency by resisting tax redistribution and budget proposals of the Lucey administration that he felt were excessively partial to Milwaukee. Despite his efforts, Lotto was unsuccessful in his bid in the GOP primary for a congressional seat in 1972. Upon leaving the Legislature, Lotto became a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Towns Association and the soft drink industry.

The collection consists of three series: Brown County Supervisor, State Senator-Legislative Issues and Speeches. Most materials pertain to Lotto's legislative service from 1969-1972. The BROWN COUNTY SUPERVISOR series includes files relating to Lotto's stand on bridge construction in the county and annual reports and zoning ordinances for the towns of De Pere and Glenmore.

The STATE SENATOR-LEGISLATIVE ISSUES series contains Lotto's correspondence, reference material, and copies of Assembly and Senate bills and amendments collected during his legislative service. Materials are organized according to subject or organization involved, and filed alphabetically. Within the series are both general alphabetical files and files on particular subjects. Among the special files are Bingo, detailing Lotto's efforts to liberalize laws against bingo; Consumer Credit Legislation, including correspondence and memoranda from organizations affected by A.B. 1057-A; Curative Workshop of Green Bay, referring to legislation for the handicapped; Ertl Letters, consisting of correspondence from the alderman of the 10th Ward, Milwaukee, regarding legislation affecting the city; and Greenbelts, detailing the positions of Lotto and concerned groups regarding rural land-use policies, and the establishment of wetland and greenbelt areas. Other special files of note are Greiling Farms, Inc., concerning possible exceptions to minimum wage laws in case of hand harvest laborers; Housing and Urban Development, concerning issues such as federal aid, rural development, and classification of Brown County land for HUD standards; Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, containing material relating to public hearings on credit life insurance regulations and Department of Agriculture rules on comparative pricing; Republican Party, Political Material, which includes candidate correspondence, speaking engagement letters, and redistricting material; and The Spirit, which describes Lotto's involvement with this diocesan newspaper and other church affairs.

The SPEECHES file contains notes and finished copies of speeches given by Lotto both as Brown County supervisor and as a state legislator.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Myron Lotto, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1974. Accession Number: M74-304

Processing Information

Processed by William Orr, Jr., Robert Burk, and Joanne Hohler, 1979-1980.

	Series: Brown County Supervisor
Box   1 Folder   1	Brown County, General, 1958-1972, n.d.
Box   1 Folder   2	Brown County Bridges, 1969-1971, n.d.
Box   1 Folder   3	Towns of De Pere, Glenmore, 1953-1970, n.d.
	Series: State Senator-Legislative Issues	⇧
Box   1 Folder   4	A-G General.
Box   1 Folder   5	Austin Straubel Field, 1970-1971.
Box   1 Folder   6	Bingo, 1971-1972.
Box   1 Folder   7	Birth Conrol, 1971, n.d.
Box   1 Folder   8	Brown County Department of Social Services, 1969-1972.
Box   1 Folder   9	Calumet County, 1970-1972.
Box   1 Folder   10	Citations, 1971-1973.
Box   1 Folder   11	Community Service Center, 1971-1972.
	Consumer Credit Legislation, AB 1057-A
Box   1 Folder   12-13	1971 June-1972 January.
Box   2 Folder   1-2	1972 February-March.
Box   2 Folder   3	Conventions, Out-of-State, 1970 September.
Box   2 Folder   4	County Assessor Bills, 1969-1971.
Box   2 Folder   5	Curative Workshop of Green Bay, 1970-1972.
Box   2 Folder   6	Double Bottoms, Trucks, 1969-1972.
Box   2 Folder   7	Election for Congress, 1972.
Box   2 Folder   8	Ertl Letters, 1971.
Box   2 Folder   9	Green Bay, City of, 1971-1972.
Box   2 Folder   10	Green Bay Chamber of Commerce, 1970-1972.
Box   2 Folder   11	Greenbelts, 1969-1972.
Box   2 Folder   12	Griling Farm, Inc., 1970 March-July.
Box   2 Folder   13	H-R General.
	Historical Park
Box   2 Folder   14	1947-1970.
Box   3 Folder   1	1971-1972, n.d.
Box   3 Folder   2	Housing and Urban Development, 1971-1972.
Box   3 Folder   3	Interstate 57, 1971.
Box   3 Folder   4	Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, 1972.
Box   3 Folder   5	League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 1971.
Box   3 Folder   6	League of Women Voters, 1970-1972.
Box   3 Folder   7	Lobby Inquiries, 1972.
Box   3 Folder   8	Nursing Homes, 1972 February-March.
Box   3 Folder   9	Parochial School Aid, 1969-1972.
Box   3 Folder   10	Polk County Department of Social Services, 1971-1972.
Box   3 Folder   11	Potter Railroad Crossing, 1969-1971.
Box   3 Folder   12	Press Releases, 1969-1972.
Box   4 Folder   1	Private and Family Correspondence, 1969-1972, n.d.
Box   4 Folder   2	Public Employee Bargaining Bill, AB 198, 1971-1972.
Box   4 Folder   3	Rail Passenger Train Service, 1971-1972.
Box   4 Folder   4	Republican Party, Political Material, 1970-1973, n.d.
Box   4 Folder   5	S-Y General.
Box   4 Folder   6	Sanitary Landfill, Brown County, 1968-1970, n.d.
Box   4 Folder   7	Shorewood Zoning, 1970-1971.
Box   4 Folder   8	Snowmobile Legislation, 1970-1972.
Box   4 Folder   9	Solid Waste Disposal, 1971-1972.
Box   4 Folder   10	The Spirit, 1970-1972.
Box   4 Folder   11	Student Cards, 20 March 1970.
	Student Letters
Box   4 Folder   12	1969.
Box   5 Folder   1	1970-1972.
	Taxation,
Box   5 Folder   2	Sales Tax, 1970.
Box   5 Folder   3	School District Income Tax, School Aid, 1971.
Box   5 Folder   4-6	Tax Redistribution, 1968-1972.
Box   5 Folder   7	United Fund of Brown County, United Community Council, 1971-1973.
Box   5 Folder   8	Veterans, 1970-1972.
Box   5 Folder   9	Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, 1970-1971.
Box   5 Folder   10	Wisconsin Taxpayers' Alliance, 1971-1972.
Box   5 Folder   11	Wisconsin Towns Association, 1971 April-August, n.d.
Box   5 Folder   12	Series: Speeches, 1964-1972.	⇧