Butch Otter

Butch Otter
Otter in 2017
32nd Governor of Idaho
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 7, 2019
LieutenantJim Risch
Brad Little
Preceded byJim Risch
Succeeded byBrad Little
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Idaho's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 1, 2007
Preceded byHelen Chenoweth-Hage
Succeeded byBill Sali
37th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office
January 5, 1987 – January 3, 2001
GovernorCecil Andrus
Phil Batt
Dirk Kempthorne
Preceded byDavid Leroy
Succeeded byJack Riggs
Member of the
Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 1972 – December 1, 1976
Personal details
Born
Clement Leroy Otter

(1942-05-03) May 3, 1942 (age 82)
Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Gay Simplot
(m. 1964; div. 1992)
(m. 2006)
Children4
EducationCollege of Idaho (BA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1968–1973
UnitIdaho Army National Guard

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 reelected in 2010 and 2014. Otter served as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 2001 and in U.S. Congress from the first district from 2001 to 2007.