Governor Clement 'Butch' Leroy Otter's Biography

Biographical

Full Name: Clement 'Butch' Leroy Otter
Current Office: Governor, Republican
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lori; 4 Children: John, Carolyn, Kimberly Dawn, Corrine
Birth Date: 05/03/1942
Birth Place: Caldwell, ID
Home City: Star, ID
Religion: Roman Catholic

BA, Political Science, Albertson College of Idaho, 1967

Governor, State of Idaho, 2006-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-2006
Lieutenant Governor, State of Idaho, 1987-2000
Gubernatorial Candidate, State of Idaho, 1978
Representative, Idaho State House of Representatives, 1972-1976
Former Assistant Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives

Chair, Canyon County Republican Party
Member, Idaho Republican Party Central Committee

President/Vice President/Food Products Division Director/Member of the Board of Directors, J.R. Simplot Company, 1965-1993
President, Simplot International, J.R. Simplot Company, 1978-1990
Enlisted, 116th Armored Cavalry, Idaho Army National Guard, 1968-1973
Member, Board of Directors, Kyn-Ten Oil Drilling Company
Rancher

Member, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1991-1992
Member, American Legion
Member, Boise Chamber of Commerce
Grand Slam Member, Ducks Unlimited
Member, Elks Lodge
Member, Freeman Society
Member, Idaho 4-H Million Dollar Club
Member, Idaho Cowboys Association
Member, Idaho International Trade Council
Member, Maple Grove State Grange
Regional Advisory Board, Museum of the Rockies
Member, National Rifle Association
Member, Safari Club International
Member, World Bank Agricultural Advisory Committee
Board of Directors, Young Men's Christian Association
Former Member, Center for International Private Enterprise
Former Member, Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry
Former Member, Idaho Young President's Organization
Former Member, Northwest Food Producers
Former Member, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association

  • Astrological Sign:

    Taurus

  • Number of Grandchildren:

    2

 

Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://gov.idaho.gov/WebRespond/contact_form.html

Capitol Website
http://gov.idaho.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/IDAHOgov#p/c/97B6F4D114CDCCD5

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Governor-C-L-Butch-Otter/292986829831

Capitol Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/butchotter

Capitol
Office of the Governor
Post Office Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720

Phone: 208-334-2100

Key Staff
Jeff Malmen
Chief of Staff

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Phone: 208-334-2100
Fax: 208-334-3454
E-mail: jmalmen@gov.idaho.gov

Key Staff
Mark Warbis
Communication Director

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Phone: 208-334-2100
Fax: 208-334-3454
E-mail: mwarbis@gov.idaho.gov

Key Staff
Ruth Bartlett
Governor's Scheduler

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Phone: 208-334-2100
Fax: 208-334-3454
E-mail: rbartlett@gov.idaho.gov