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Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is the 32nd Governor of Idaho, in office since January 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. Otter served as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 1987 to 2001 and as the United States Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2007. Otter is the third Catholic to serve as Governor of Idaho and the first to win election since James H. Hawley in 1910. ==Early life, education, and business career (1942–1972)== Butch Otter was born on May 3, 1942 in Caldwell, Idaho, into a small family of limited means. He is the son of Regina Mary (Buser) and Joseph Bernard Otter.〔http://reason.com/archives/2006/10/31/butch-otter-rides-again/1〕〔()〕 His father was a journeyman electrician and the family lived in many rural locations in the Midwest and Western United States during his youth, attending 15 different schools. His nickname "Butch" was the result of a few schoolyard fights which resulted in minor bruises; Catholic Nuns had initially nicknamed him "Clem" after a character in the Red Skelton Show.〔(/butch-otter-rides-again/1 )〕 He graduated from St. Teresa's Academy (now Bishop Kelly High School) in Boise in 1962. Otter was 20 when he graduated from high school– a childhood accident involving gasoline badly burned his younger brother and forced Otter to take a year off. Otter worked throughout high school as a janitor, theater ticket taker, and lawn boy. Otter briefly attended St. Martin's Abbey in Lacey, Washington. Deciding against the priesthood, Otter returned to Idaho and attended Boise Junior College, then earned his B.A. in political science from the College of Idaho in 1967. He was the only member of his family to graduate from college, and made the dean's list in his last term. He served in the Idaho Army National Guard's 116th Armored Cavalry from 1968–73. His business experience includes 30 years with Simplot International, an agribusiness corporation which was founded by Otter's then father-in-law, J.R. Simplot. He started at a low-level position and eventually rose to the company's presidency. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Butch Otter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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