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

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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]

Policy 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]

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]

Committee assignments

Elections

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Otto is running for re-election to the 9th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election takes place on November 2, 2010.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Otto was re-elected to the 9th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Jon M. Dunbar (D). [4] Otto raised $14,982 for his campaign, while Dunbar raised $5,993. [5]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 9
Candidates Votes Percent
Bill Otto (R) 5,772 61.9%
Jon M. Dunbar (D) 3,550 38.0%

Campaign donors

In 2008 Otto collected $14,982 in donations.[6]

His four largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Kansas Medical Society $1,000
Union Pacific Railroad $700
Kansas Dental Association $600
Kansas Contractors Association $600

Contact information

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

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Bill Otto Biography
  2. ↑ Kansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
  3. ↑ Kansas Legislature - Bills Introduced by Member
  4. ↑ 2008 Kansas Election Results
  5. ↑ Kansas House of Representatives, 2008 Money Raised
  6. ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
Political offices
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