Lewis T. Mittness, Jr. was a former member of the

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Biography

Mittness was born on July 29, 1929, in

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. He graduated from high school in

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before attending the

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. He then received his bachelor's degree from the

University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UW–Stevens Point or UWSP) is a public university in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Established in 1894, it is part of the University of Wisconsin System. UW-Stevens Point grants associate, baccalaureat ...

and his master's degree from the

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. During the

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, he served in the

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. Mittness was in the real estate business. He resigned from the Assembly to become executive secretary of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission serving from 1975 to 1980. He then served as sergeant at arms in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1981 to 1984. He died in

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on May 27, 2006.2007 Wisconsin Joint Resolution 7
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Political career

Mittness was a member of the Assembly from 1965 to 1975. He was a

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References

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