Bud Otis

Bud Otis
Frederick County Councilmember, at-large
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2018
Preceded by Office created
Personal details
Born Harold F. Otis
(1938-09-13) September 13, 1938
Indiana
Political party Unaffiliated (2016–present)
Republican(until 2016)
Residence Middletown, Maryland[1]
Alma mater Andrews University[2]
Religion Seventh-day Adventist
Website www.budotis.com

Harold F. "Bud" Otis (born September 13, 1938) is an American politician.

Early years

Otis attended Andrews University where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1965.[2]

Professional career

Otis was president of the Review and Herald Publishing Association from 1978 to 1988.[2]

From 1989 to 1990, Otis served as assistant to the president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.[2] Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, the General Conference is the governing organization of the world-wide Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Otis was president of Family Enrichment Resources from 1991 to 1997.[2]

Otis served as chair of the Board of Directors of the Maj. Gen. Boyd C. Cook Foundation from 2012 to 2013.[2]

Political career

Otis was the campaign chair for Ruthann Aron's campaign for U.S. Senate in 1994.[3]

Otis joined U.S. Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett's staff in 2001, and he served as his chief of staff beginning in 2003.[4][5] Bartlett considered not running for reelection in 2012, and Otis resigned from Bartlett's staff in December 2011 in order to explore running to replace Bartlett if Bartlett were to decide not to run for reelection.[5] Otis ended up deciding not to run for the office.[6]

Otis served as chair of the Ethics Commission of Frederick County from 2012 to 2013.[7][8]

Otis joined as a campaign adviser for David E. Vogt, who ran for U.S. Representative in 2014.[4] Vogt ended up withdrawing from the race.[9][10]

Otis became a member of the Board of Elections of Frederick County in 2015.[2]

Frederick County Council

In 2014, Otis ran as the Republican candidate for one of the two at-large positions on the first elected council of Frederick County.[11] Otis was one of thirteen candidates for the two at-large seats.[12]

Otis campaigned to reduce traffic by increasing the number of jobs in the county.[13] Otis wanted to make sure roads were being built in pace with development, but he did not want development to be so dense that residents fail to interact with each other.[13] Otis said he would reduce the county's budget spending and increase long-term planning for future expenses, such as building roads and schools.[13]

Otis and Billy Shreve won the Republican primary election; Otis received 20 percent of the vote.[14]

In the general election, Otis won an at-large seat on the Council with 27 percent of the total vote.[15][16] Otis was sworn in on December 1, 2014.[17]

Following his election to the Council, the editorial board of the Frederick News-Post endorsed Otis for council president.[18] The county county voted 4–3 to elect Otis president of the Council.[19] M.C. Keegan-Ayer was elected vice president of the Council.[20]

Otis changed his party affiliation from Republican to unaffiliated on May 19, 2016.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Otis, Bud. "County ethics policies need some adjustment". The Frederick News-Post. July 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rodgers, Bethany (May 3, 2014). "Harold F. (Bud) Otis, Member, County Council (Republican)". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Novak, Robert. "Maryland's GOP Cool to Outsider". Chicago Sun-Times. May 30, 1994.
  4. 1 2 Bourg, Allison. "Political Notes: Maryland Republicans criticize Obama's vacation choice: Otis Joins Vogt Team". The Capital (Annapolis, Maryland). August 1, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Dishneau, David. "Aide to Md.'s Rep. Bartlett quits; eyes House run". Associated Press. December 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ Pershing, Ben. "On Md. ballot, Bartlett faces tough race, Edwards escapes challenge from Ivey". The Washington Post. January 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "County commissioners appoint three to Ethics Commission". The Frederick News-Post. April 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ Rodgers, Bethany. "County makes appointments to ethics panel, appeals board". The Frederick News-Post. July 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ "David E. Vogt Announces Bid For Md.'s 6th District Seat". CBS Baltimore. July 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ Rodgers, Bethany. "6th District congressional race loses one". The Frederick News-Post. January 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ Bondeson, Jen. "Residents step up to run for county positions". The Frederick News-Post. February 26, 2014.
  12. ↑ "On the ballot". The Frederick News-Post. February 26, 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 Rodgers, Bethany. "http://infoweb.newsbank.com.dclibrary.idm.oclc.org/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=14F25431F87C6B30&p_docnum=92&p_queryname=2 County Council at-large candidate Bud Otis". The Frederick News-Post. May 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ Loos, Kelsi; Mullins, Patti Borda. "Voters pick County Council contenders". The Frederick News-Post. June 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Frederick County, Maryland, Election Returns, General Election, November 4, 2014". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Rough four years to come: Ghost of Blaine Young will hang over new council". The Frederick News-Post. November 6, 2014.
  17. ↑ Rodgers, Bethany. "Gardner sworn in as first Frederick County executive". The Frederick News-Post. December 2, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Bud Otis should be council president". The Frederick News-Post. November 30, 2014.
  19. ↑ Rodgers, Bethany. "Otis bests Shreve for County Council's top spot". The Frederick News-Post. December 2, 2014.
  20. ↑ "County Council of Frederick County Holds Historic First Meeting & Elects Officers". Targeted News Service. December 3, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Bud Otis, County Council". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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