Butch Otter
Bio | Butch Otter served as the Governor of Idaho from 2007-2019. He served in the Idaho Army National Guard’s 116th Armored Cavalry and received his B.A. in political science from the College of Idaho. |
Status and Position | Former Governor, US House of Representatives of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | Otter raised $37,021 for his 2006 campaign. |
Voting Rights | Otter's stance on voting rights is unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | Otter's stance on universal healthcare is unknown. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Otter's stance on socialized healthcare is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Otter's stance on private healthcare is unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Otter indicates he is agaisnt LGBT rights. Otter filed an appeal against The Supreme Court's ruling that allows LGBT couples to marry. |
| Taxes | Against | Otter indicates he is against taxes. Otter proposed many tax cuts during his terms and stated "it's the people's money". https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2018/jan/08/idaho-governor-pitches-tax-cuts/ |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Otter's stance on flat rate taxes is unknown. Otter proposed many tax cuts during his terms and stated "it's the people's money". https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2018/jan/08/idaho-governor-pitches-tax-cuts/ |
| Abortion | Against | Otter has stated he is against abortion. Otter does not support federal funding for abortions and supports parental conset for minors who want an abortion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Otter#:~:text=Otter%20is%20anti%2Dabortion%20and,minors%20who%20seek%20an%20abortion. |
| Gun Control | Against | Otter is agaisnt gun control. Otter supports the second amendment and opposes any restrictions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Otter#:~:text=Otter%20is%20anti%2Dabortion%20and,minors%20who%20seek%20an%20abortion. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Otter's stance on assisted suicide is unknown. Otter supports the second amendment and opposes any restrictions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Otter#:~:text=Otter%20is%20anti%2Dabortion%20and,minors%20who%20seek%20an%20abortion. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Otter's stance on government interference is unknown. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Otter's stance on planned parenthood is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Otter's stance on welfare is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Otter's stance on stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Otter's stance on death penalty is unknown. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Otter's stance on mandatory prison sentences is unknown. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Otter's stance on military spending is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Otter's stance on the war on terrorism is unknown. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Otter's stance on Foreign Policy International Interaction is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Otter's stance on United Nations Power is unknown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Otter's stance on nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Otter's stance on free markets is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Otter's stance on Brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Otter's stance on affirmative action is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Otter's stance on government spending is unknown. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Otter's stance on charter schools is unknown. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Otter's stance on common core is unknown. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Otter's stance on clean energy is unknown. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Otter's stance on religious freedom is unknown. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Otter's stance on seperation of church and state is unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Otter's stance on slavery reparations are unknown. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Otter's stance on border control is unknown. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Otter's stance on passenger profiling is unknown. |
| DACA | Against | Otter has indicated he is against DACA because he agreed to ending it with other republicans. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/30/otter-wasden-join-call-to-end-daca-program-for-dre/ |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Otter's stance on sanctuary cities is unknown. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Otter's stance on legalizing marijuana is unknown. |