Bill Otto

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Bill Otto
Kansas House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Current term ends 2011
Political party	Republican
Profession	Legislator
Website	Bill Otto

Bill Otto is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 9th district. He has been serving since 2005.

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 bachelors and masters degrees from Pittsburgh State University, 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).^[1]

Issue positions

Otto's answers to the Kansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are available.

In the test Otto named his top legislative priorities as:

1. Child care for working parents, or at least get KDHE out of the way
2. Stop stupid state regulations and build the power plants
3. Cut Government in Topeka.^[2]

Committee membership

• Education Committee, House of Representatives
• Health and Human Services Committee, House of Representatives
• Elections Committee, House of Representatives
• Local Government Committee, House of Representatives
• Children's Issues Joint Committee, State Legislature

Sponsored legislation

• H 2069 State government; reduction in legislative pay and hours of work for certain executive branch positions; concerning nonessential state owned buildings. 01/26/2009
• H 2119 Tax on wages paid by employer convicted of hiring guest workers. 01/28/2009
• H 2122 Highway advertising control act. 01/28/2009
• H 2205 Repeal of K.S.A. 76-731a, which grants residency for tuition purposes to certain unlawful immigrants. 02/03/2009
• H 2206 Amendments to late term and partial birth abortion law. 03/05/2009^[3]

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Otto's 2008 campaign were mostly professional associations:^[4]

• 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

Contact information

Capitol Office Room: DSOB Phone: 785-296-6014 Email: bill.otto@house.ks.gov

External links

• Kansas Legislature - Bill Otto
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
• Campaign contributions: 2004, 2006, 2008

References

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