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Otto declared her candidacy for auditor in March 2005 and ran against the incumbent auditor, [[Patricia Anderson]]. She won the [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] endorsement in 2006. Carlson, who crossed party lines to support her during her legal ordeals, switched his support from Anderson to Otto in the 2006 election. Otto defeated Anderson in the general election. |
Otto declared her candidacy for auditor in March 2005 and ran against the incumbent auditor, [[Patricia Anderson]]. She won the [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] endorsement in 2006. Carlson, who crossed party lines to support her during her legal ordeals, switched his support from Anderson to Otto in the 2006 election. Otto defeated Anderson in the general election. |
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==Electoral history== |
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*'''2006 Minnesota State Auditor''' |
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**Rebecca Otto (DFL), 52% |
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**[[Pat Anderson]] (R) (inc.), 41% |
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**Lucy Gerold (IP), 5% |
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**Dave Berger (G), 2% |
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*'''2004 MN State House Seat 52B''' |
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**Matt Dean (GOP), 51.59% |
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**Rebecca Otto (DFL) (inc.), 48.32% |
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*'''2003 MN State House Seat 52B (Special Election)''' |
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**Rebecca Otto (DFL), 54.30% |
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**Matt Dean (GOP), 43.47% |
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*'''2002 MN State House Seat 52B''' |
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**Mark Holsten (GOP) (inc.), 58.75% |
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**Rebecca Otto (DFL), 41.17% |
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Revision as of 23:20, 27 December 2006
Rebecca Otto | |
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| 18th Minnesota State Auditor | |
| In office January, 2007 – Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1963 |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Profession | Jr. High School teacher |
Rebecca Otto (born July 9, 1963) is the Minnesota State Auditor-elect. She was the candidate of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party She also served one term in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003-2004 and on the Forest Lake Board of Education. Before entering politics, she was a junior high school science teacher. She lives on a farm near Marine on St. Croix with her husband, Shawn Lawrence Otto, a filmmaker.
Political Career
She was initially defeated for the state house in 2002 by incumbent Mark Holsten. However, the seat opened after Holsten was appointed to the states Department of Natural Resources. Depite a heavily Republican tilt to the district, Otto defeated Matt Dean in the special election. [1]
Later in 2003, Otto and her husband were indicted by a grand jury of distributing false campaign material, a misdemeanor. Otto replied that the charges, filed by House Speaker Steve Sviggum were politically motivated and baseless.[2] Otto was supported by a number of individuals, including former Republican Governor Arne Carlson, who signed a letter criticizing the indictment. In December 2003, the charges were dismissed by a local judge and part of the law was stricken as unconstitutional.
The charges, however, impacted Otto's campaign and she lost her re-election bid in 2004.
Otto declared her candidacy for auditor in March 2005 and ran against the incumbent auditor, Patricia Anderson. She won the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement in 2006. Carlson, who crossed party lines to support her during her legal ordeals, switched his support from Anderson to Otto in the 2006 election. Otto defeated Anderson in the general election.
Electoral history
- 2006 Minnesota State Auditor
- Rebecca Otto (DFL), 52%
- Pat Anderson (R) (inc.), 41%
- Lucy Gerold (IP), 5%
- Dave Berger (G), 2%
- 2004 MN State House Seat 52B
- Matt Dean (GOP), 51.59%
- Rebecca Otto (DFL) (inc.), 48.32%
- 2003 MN State House Seat 52B (Special Election)
- Rebecca Otto (DFL), 54.30%
- Matt Dean (GOP), 43.47%
- 2002 MN State House Seat 52B
- Mark Holsten (GOP) (inc.), 58.75%
- Rebecca Otto (DFL), 41.17%
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