Former member of Congress · last served 109th Congress
C. L. (Butch) Otter
C. L. Otter was a Republican U.S. representative from Idaho, first elected to Congress in 2001, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (107th–109th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 4377 To extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.Dec 13, 2006 · Became Public Law No: 109-393.
- H.R. 2563 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River…Sep 21, 2006 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- H.R. 2718 Idaho Land Enhancement ActJul 27, 2006 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 4970 Backcountry Landing Strip Access ActMar 21, 2006 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- H.R. 4001 To temporarily waive the restriction on highway use in applying the tax exemption for diesel fuel used on a farm for farming purposes.Oct 6, 2005 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4874 (107th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the State of Idaho resulting from…Became law
- H.R. 3124 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Geological Survey and the United States Bureau of Reclamation located at 230 Collins Road, Boise, Idaho, as the…Became law
- H.Res. 284 (107th) Encouraging the people of the United States to support the Armed Forces and civilian personnel who are engaged in the war on terrorism as part of a united…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4620 (107th) America's Wilderness Protection ActReported from committee
- H.R. 2972 (107th) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho, as the ``James A. McClure Federal Building and…Reported from committee
- H.R. 1749 (109th) Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act77 cosponsors
- H.R. 3352 (108th) SAFE Act71 cosponsors
- H.R. 1526 (109th) Security and Freedom Ensured Act of 2005 (SAFE) Act59 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Otter has won
Rep. Otter has won 3 U.S. House elections (2000–2004). Of the contested races, margins ran from 19.6 to 39.1 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Idaho’s 1st district done while Rep. Otter served?
2005 to 2006 in ID-1: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Idaho’s 1st district during Otter’s time representing it (2001 to 2007). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. ID-1’s lines did not change in these years, so every year can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
109th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 109th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.