William "Bill" Clyde Otto (July 17, 1948) was a
Republican
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member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
, representing the 9th district. He served from 2005 to 2012 and was succeeded by
Edwin Bideau
Edwin 'Ed' H. Bideau III (October 1, 1950 – September 5, 2013) was a lawyer, farmer, rancher, and Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 9th district (Neosho County, Kansas and Allen County, Kansas).
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Prior to his election to the House, Otto served on the Southern Coffey County Site Council (2003–2006),
LeRoy City Council (2002–2004), Unified School District 245 Site Council (2000–2003), and the Unified School District 247 Cherokee (1984).
Receiving both his bachelor's and master's degrees from
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
History
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, Otto served as principal at Central Heights Elementary (1976–1978) and McCune High School (1978–79). He also worked as a performance accreditation director for USD 245 (1984–2004).
Otto is known for his expressing his political opinions in controversial ways. In 2009, the representative was criticized by a national civil rights organization for a video he had posted on YouTube, called "RedNeck Rap", in which he criticized President Barack Obama while wearing a hat with the words "Opossum: The Other Dark Meat". Otto claimed that the criticism was unfair and that the slogan on his hat was a reference to his "Ozark-American" heritage, not Obama.
Otto also made a comparison between Obama and Adolf Hitler in a 2012 letter to the editor.
Committee membership
* Education
* Health and Human Services
* Elections
* Local Government
* Joint Committee on Children's Issues
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Otto's 2008 campaign were mostly professional associations:
Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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*1. Kansas Medical Society $1,000
*2. Union Pacific Railroad $700
*3. Kansas Dental Assoc $600
*4. Kansas Contractors Assoc $600
*5. Lewis, Diana C $500
References
External links
Kansas Legislature - Bill Otto
Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
* Follow the Money campaign contributions:
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Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
People from Coffey County, Kansas
Living people
1948 births