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{{Infoboxshort description|First Lady of Idaho from 2007 to 2019}}
{{Notability|Biography|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lori Otter
| nickname =
| image = Lori Otter.jpg
| captionoffice = First Lady of Idaho
| term_label = In role
| order = First Lady of Idaho
| term_start = January 1, 2007
| term_end = January 7, 2019
| nicknamegovernor = [[Butch Otter]]
| predecessor = [[Vicki Risch]]
| successor = [[Teresa Little]]
| governorbirth_name = Lori = [[ButchJean Otter]]Easley
| birth_date = {{birth yeardate 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 = {{birth year and age|1967}}
| birth_place = [[Pensacola, Florida]], U.S.
| 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://firstlady.idaho.gov/biography/|title=Biography|last=Idaho|first=State of|website=Lori Otter|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-12}}</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.<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> The pageant was won by [[Kelli McCarty]] of [[Miss Kansas USA|Kansas]].
 
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|last=Idaho|first=State of|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missidahousa.com/news.php?page=4|title=Miss Idaho USA News and Announcements - Page 4|website=www.missidahousa.com|access-date=2017-04-12}}</ref> 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.<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.com-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|last=root |website=www.ngaNGA.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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