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Lori Otter | |
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| First Lady of Idaho | |
| In role January 1, 2007 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Governor | Butch Otter |
| Preceded by | Vicki Risch |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Little |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lori Jean Easley January 4, 1967 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Boise State University (BA) Northwest Nazarene University (M.Ed) |
| Profession | Educator School administrator |
Lori Otter (née Easley; born January 4, 1967) is an American educator, author, and former beauty queen who served as first lady of Idaho from 2007 to 2019 as the wife of Governor Butch Otter. She was crowned Miss Idaho USA in 1991.
Career
[edit]Otter won the Miss Idaho USA title in 1991 and represented Idaho in the Miss USA 1991 pageant broadcast live from Wichita, Kansas, in February 1991.[1]
Otter taught K-12 physical education, English, and health. She coached girls basketball and volleyball at the junior high and high school levels for 13 years, in the Meridian School District in Meridian, Idaho.[2]
Personal life
[edit]During her year as Miss Idaho USA, she met Butch Otter, who was then serving as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. She returned to Idaho in 1995 after teaching and coaching in Arizona. Lori and Butch were married in Meridian, Idaho, on August 18, 2006.[3] Butch Otter was elected governor of Idaho in November 2006, and, upon taking office two months later, Lori Easley Otter became First Lady of Idaho.[4]
A former marathon runner, Otter jogs and rides horses.[5] Otter currently resides in Star.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Miss Idaho USA News and Announcements - Page 4". Miss Idaho USA. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Biography". First Lady Lori Otter. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ↑ Boone, Rebecca (August 19, 2006). "Rep. Otter marries Lori Easley". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Lori Otter". NGA.org. National Governors Association. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ↑ LaMay, Colleen (2009). "At 42, first lady Lori Otter continues healthy habits she started long ago". Idaho Health. Retrieved December 2, 2010 – via Idaho Statesman.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Governor Butch Otter's Ranch". Boise Weekly. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
External links
[edit]- "First Lady of Idaho webpage". First Lady Lori Otter. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
| International | |
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- 1967 births
- Schoolteachers from Idaho
- American women educators
- Boise State University alumni
- Living people
- First ladies and gentlemen of Idaho
- Miss USA 1991 delegates
- Northwest Nazarene University alumni
- People from Meridian, Idaho
- Writers from Pensacola, Florida
- People from Star, Idaho
- 21st-century American women