Lori Otter

Lori Otter
First Lady of Idaho
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2007
Governor	Butch Otter
Preceded by	Vicki Risch
Personal details
Born	Lori Easley 1967 Pensacola, Florida
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Butch Otter (m. 2006)
Children	Four stepchildren
Alma mater	Boise State University Northwest Nazarene University
Profession	Educator School administrator

Lori Easley Otter (born 1967 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American educator, author, and former beauty queen who has served as First Lady of Idaho since 2007. She was crowned Miss Idaho USA in 1991. Otter is married to the present Governor of Idaho, C. L. "Butch" Otter.

Otter moved to Idaho as a child and graduated from Kimberly High School. She received a teaching degree from Boise State University and a master's degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Administration from Northwest Nazarene University.

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.

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. The pageant was won by Kelli McCarty of Kansas.

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. 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.

A former marathon runner, Otter jogs and rides horses. Otter currently resides in Star.

External links

• First Lady of Idaho webpage

Preceded by Cindy Estey	Miss Idaho USA 1991	Succeeded by Cheryl Lin Myers
Preceded by Vicki Risch	First Lady of Idaho Jan. 1, 2007 -	Succeeded by Incumbent