Bill Otto (Missouri politician)

Bill Otto


Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 70th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2013
Personal details
Born	(1956-01-01) January 1, 1956 St. Louis, Missouri
Political party	Democrat
Spouse(s)	Kathy
Children	six
Residence	Maryland Heights, Missouri
Occupation	Air Traffic Controller (retired)
Website	billotto.org

Bill Otto is a Democratic^[1] member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 70.^[2] He is a Navy veteran and retired air traffic controller. Otto is currently running for Congress in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District.

Prior to his election to the Missouri House, Otto served in the United States Navy, served on the Bridgeton City Council (1989-1995) and worked as an air traffic controller for 31 years.^[3]

Personal

Bill was born on New Year’s Day in 1956. At age 15 his mother died, and he was sent to a boys home. Bill was provided food and shelter until he was 17, when state law forced him to leave.^[4] He was put out on the streets — homeless at 17.

Bill went on to earn his GED, attend college and join the United States Navy. In 1983, after serving 7 years, he received an honorable discharge from the United States Navy.

After his service in the U.S. Navy, Bill worked as an air traffic controller. He is a founding member of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and served as a leader in the St. Louis area and later as President at the National level.^[5] Rep. Otto retired after 31 years as an air traffic controller.

He and his wife Kathy have been married for over 20 years and raised two sons and three daughters in Bridgeton, MO.

Committee Membership

Consumer Affairs
Veterans
Banking
Insurance

References

↑ "Bill Otto". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
↑ "Rep. Otto". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
↑ "Rep. Bill Otto announces run for Congress". KSDK. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
↑ "Missouri Rep. Bill Otto plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in 2016". St. Louis Public Radio.
↑ "Otto, Bill". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives

98th General Assembly (2015-2016) Speaker of the House: Todd Richardson (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Denny Hoskins (R) Majority Leader: Mike Cierpiot (R) Minority Leader: Jacob Hummel (D)

Allen Andrews (R) J. Eggleston (R) Nate Walker (R) Craig Redmon (R) Lindell Shumake (R) Tim Remole (R) Mike Lair (R) Jim Neely (R) Delus Johnson (R) Pat Conway (D) Galen Higdon (R) Kenneth Wilson (R) Nick Marshall (R) Kevin Corlew (R) Jon Carpenter (D) Noel Shull (R) Nick King (R) Lauren Arthur (D) John Rizzo (D) Bill Kidd (R) Ira Anders (D) Brandon Ellington (D) Randy Dunn (D) Judy Morgan (D) Jeremy LaFaver (D) Gail McCann Beatty (D) Bonnaye Mims (D) Tom McDonald (D) Noel Torpey (R) Mike Cierpiot (R) Sheila Solon (R) Jeanie Lauer (R) Donna Pfautsch (R) Rebecca Roeber (R) Gary L. Cross (R) Kevin McManus (D) Joe Runions (D) T.J. Berry (R) Joe Don McGaugh (R) Jim Hansen (R) Randy Pietzman (R) Bart Korman (R) Jay Houghton (R) Caleb Rowden (R) Kip Kendrick (D) Stephen Webber (D) Chuck Basye (R) Dave Muntzel (R) Travis Fitzwater (R) Caleb Jones (R) Dean Dohrman (R) Nathan Beard (R) Glen Kolkmeyer (R) Denny Hoskins (R) Rick Brattin (R) Jack Bondon (R) Wanda Brown (R) David Wood (R) Mike Bernskoetter (R) Jay Barnes (R) Justin Alferman (R) Tom Hurst (R) Bryan Spencer (R) Robert Cornejo (R) Anne Zerr (R) Tommie Pierson (D) Alan Green (D) Keith English (I) Margo McNeil (D) Bill Otto (D) Sue Meredith (D) Mary Nichols (D) Courtney Allen Curtis (D) Sharon Pace (D) Rochelle Walton Gray (D) Josh Peters (D) Kimberly Gardner (D) Penny Hubbard (D) Michael Butler (D) Mike Colona (D) Jacob Hummel (D) Michele Kratky (D) Gina Mitten (D) Karla May (D) Clem Smith (D) Joe Adams (D) Stacey Newman (D) Tracy McCreery (D) Dean Plocher (R) Deb Lavender (R) Jeanne Kirkton (D) Genise Montecillo (D) Bob Burns (D) Cloria Brown (R) Marsha Haefner (R) Mike Leara (R) John McCaherty (R) Shamed Dogan (R) Andrew Koenig (R) Sue Allen (R) Vacant Kurt Bahr (R) John Weimann (R) Kathie Conway (R) Mark Parkinson (R) Chrissy Sommer (R) Vacant Justin Hill (R) Paul Curtman (R) Kirk Mathews (R) Shane Roden (R) Rob Vescovo (R) Dan Shaul (R) Becky Ruth (R) Elaine Gannon (R) Kevin P. Engler (R) Linda Black (D) Ben Harris (D) Dave Hinson (R) Jason Chipman (R) Keith Frederick (R) Steve Lynch (R) Diane Franklin (R) Rocky Miller (R) Warren Love (R) Patricia Pike (R) Mike Kelley (R) Sue Entlicher (R) Sandy Crawford (R) Jeffrey Messenger (R) Sonya Anderson (R) Charlie Norr (D) Eric Burlison (R) Elijah Haahr (R) Lincoln Hough (R) Kevin Austin (R) Lyndall Fraker (R) Don Phillips (R) Jered Taylor (R) Lynn Morris (R) Vacant Robert Ross (R) Jeff Pogue (R) Paul Fitzwater (R) Shelley Keeney (R) Donna Lichtenegger (R) Kathryn Swan (R) Holly Rehder (R) Donald Rone (R) Andrew McDaniel (R) Tila Hubrecht (R) Todd Richardson (R) Steve Cookson (R) Shawn Rhoads (R) Lyle Rowland (R) Jeffrey Justus (R) Mike Moon (R) Scott Fitzpatrick (R) Bill Lant (R) Bill Reiboldt (R) Bill White (R) Charlie Davis (R) Tom Flanigan (R)

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