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Butch Otter

C.L.オッター　/　C.L.おったー

American politician

May 3, 1942 (age 84)　・　Caldwell, Idaho, United States

Idaho
politician

My Take

Butch Otter strikes me as the embodiment of long-haul, home-soil politics. Twelve years as Idaho's governor, the state's second-longest tenure, plus stints as lieutenant governor and in Congress, that's not a lucky run; it's sustained trust. What interests me isn't the Republican label but the localness of it all: a Caldwell native, educated in-state at the College of Idaho, who climbed every rung close to the people who kept reelecting him. In an era of nationalized politics, that kind of regional loyalty feels almost old-fashioned. I read him as a grounded operator who knew exactly whose state he was serving.

Overview

Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 and 2014. Otter served as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 2001 and in Congress from 2001 to 2007. Otter is Idaho’s second longest serving governor, ahead of Robert E.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Butch Otter
Name (Japanese): C.L.オッター
Reading: C.L.おったー
Born: May 3, 1942 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Horse
Origin: Caldwell, Idaho, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Bishop Kelly High School
University: College of Idaho

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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