Butch Otter

Butch Otter
Otter in 2017
32nd Governor of Idaho
In office January 1, 2007 – January 7, 2019
Lieutenant	Jim Risch Brad Little
Preceded by	Jim Risch
Succeeded by	Brad Little
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district
In office January 3, 2001 – January 1, 2007
Preceded by	Helen Chenoweth-Hage
Succeeded by	Bill Sali
37th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office January 5, 1987 – January 3, 2001
Governor	Cecil Andrus Phil Batt Dirk Kempthorne
Preceded by	David Leroy
Succeeded by	Jack 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 party	Republican
Spouses	Gay Simplot ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1992)​ Lori Easley ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	4
Education	College of Idaho (BA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1968–1973
Unit	Idaho 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.