Ken Otremba (October 29, 1948 – September 4, 1997) was an American politician and a member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 11B, which includes portions of
Douglas and
Todd counties in the west central part of the state. A
Democrat, Otremba was elected to two terms in office, dying of liver cancer during the second.
Otremba served as a fire control technician in the
United States Navy during the
Vietnam War, and later served in government, serving as an officer for the township of
Reynolds, and as a
commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
for
Todd County.
Otremba, a farmer, was married to
Mary Ellen Otremba
Mary Ellen Dinkel Otremba (September 26, 1950 – July 16, 2014) was an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 11B, which includes portions of Douglas and Todd counties in the w ...
, who succeeded him in office. The two had four children. His cousin was
Steve Dehler
Steve Dehler (born March 21, 1950) is an American politician and businessman.
Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Dehler attended the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University where he studied accounting and economics. He was a retail grocer ...
who also served in the Minnesota Legislature.
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1948 births
1997 deaths
People from Todd County, Minnesota
Military personnel from Minnesota
Farmers from Minnesota
County commissioners in Minnesota
Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
20th-century American politicians
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