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.
