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{{short description|First Lady of Idaho from 2007 to 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2015}}
{{Notability|Biography|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox First Ladyofficeholder
| name = Lori Otter
| nicknameimage = Lori Otter.jpg
| image office = First Lady of Idaho
| term_label = In role
| caption = ▼
| order = First Lady of Idaho
| term_start = January 1, 2007
| term_end = January 7, 2019
▲| caption governor = [[Butch Otter]]
| predecessor = [[Vicki Risch]]
| successor = [[Teresa Little]]
| governorbirth_name = Lori = [[ButchJean Otter]]Easley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|4}}▼
| birth_place = [[Pensacola, Florida]], U.S.▼
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| alma_materspouse = {{marriage |[[BoiseButch State UniversityOtter]]<br>[[Northwest Nazarene University]]|2006}}
| birth_nameresidence = Lori[[Star, EasleyIdaho]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Boise State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Northwest Nazarene University]] ([[Master of Education|M.Ed]])
▲| birth_date = 1967
▲| birth_place = [[Pensacola, Florida]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| religion =
| spouse = [[Butch Otter]] (m. 2006)
| children = Four stepchildren
| residence =
| relations =
| signature =
| profession = Educator<br>School administrator
}}
 
'''Lori Otter''' ([[née]] '''Easley'''; (born 1967January in [[Pensacola4, Florida|Pensacola]], [[Florida]]1967) is an [[United States|American]] educator, author, and former beauty queen who has served as [[First Lady]] of [[Idaho]] sincefrom 2007. Sheto was crowned Miss Idaho USA in 19912019. Otter is married to the presentformer [[Governor of Idaho]], [[C. L. Otter|C. L. "Butch" Otter]]. She was crowned Miss Idaho USA in 1991.
 
Otter moved to Idaho as a child and graduated from [[Kimberly High School (Kimberly, Idaho)|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]].
 
== Career ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missidahousa.com/news.php?page=4|title=Miss Idaho USA News and Announcements - Page 4|website=Miss Idaho USA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413072342/http://www.missidahousa.com/news.php?page=4|archive-date=April 13, 2017|access-date=2017-04-12|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
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 (Idaho)|Meridian School District]] in Meridian, Idaho.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://firstlady.idaho.gov/biography/ |title=Biography |website=First Lady Lori Otter |language=en-US |access-date=2017-04-12 |df=mdy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413075858/https://firstlady.idaho.gov/biography/ |archive-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>
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 [[Miss Kansas USA|Kansas]].
 
== Personal life ==
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.
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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/aug/19/rep-otter-marries-lori-easley/ |title=Rep. Otter marries Lori Easley |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |access-date=2017-04-12 |language=en |df=mdy-all |date=August 19, 2006 |first=Rebecca |last=Boone |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/spouses-bios/col2-content/main-content-list/lori-otter.html |title=Lori Otter |website=NGA.org |language=en |access-date=2017-04-12 |df=mdy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413071855/https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/spouses-bios/col2-content/main-content-list/lori-otter.html |archive-date=April 13, 2017 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
 
A former marathon runner, Otter jogs and rides horses.<ref>{{cite webnews |url=http://health.idahostatesman.com/content/content/42-first-lady-lori-otter-continues-healthy-habits-she-started-long-ago |accessdate=December 2, 2010 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/webtoday/2010092512484620120708212008/http://health.idahostatesman.com/content/content/42-first-lady-lori-otter-continues-healthy-habits-she-started-long-ago |archivedate=SeptemberJuly 258, 20102012 |df=mdy-all |title=At 42, first lady Lori Otter continues healthy habits she started long ago |work=Idaho Health |via=[[Idaho Statesman]] |first=Colleen |last=LaMay |date=2009 }}</ref> Otter currently resides in [[Star, Idaho|Star]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/governor-butch-otters-ranch/Location?oid=940451 |title=Governor Butch Otter's Ranch |website=[[Boise Weekly]] |language=en |access-date=2017-04-29 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
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==External links==
*{{Cite web |url=https://firstlady.idaho.gov/ |title=First Lady of Idaho webpage |website=First Lady Lori Otter |language=en-US |access-date=2017-04-12 |df=mdy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413075858/https://firstlady.idaho.gov/ |archive-date=April 13, 2017}}
*[http://firstlady.idaho.gov/ First Lady of Idaho webpage]
 
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{{succession box|title=[[Miss Idaho USA]]|before=[[Cindy Estey]]|after=[[Cheryl Lin Myers]]|years=1991 }}
{{succession box|title=[[first lady|First Lady of Idaho]]|before=[[Vicki Risch]]|after=IncumbentTeresa Little|years=Jan. 1, 2007 -2019}}
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