Steven Otis Explained

Steven Otis
Term Start:January 1, 2013
Predecessor:George Latimer
Office1:Mayor of Rye, New York
Term Start1:1998
Term End1:2009
Predecessor1:Edward B. "Ted" Dunn
Successor1:Douglas French
Birth Date:27 December 1956
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Martha Otis
Alma Mater:Hobart and William Smith Colleges (BA)
New York University (MPA)
Hofstra University (JD)
Signature:Steven Otis Signature.png
Residence:Rye, New York, U.S.
State Assembly:New York
District:91st

Steven Otis (born December 27, 1956) is an American politician from the state of New York. He is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 91st district. Otis was elected to the Assembly in November 2012, taking office on January 1, 2013.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Otis served as chief of staff to State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer, and mayor of Rye, New York, from 1998 through 2009, when he was defeated for reelection by Douglas French.[2] When Assemblyman George S. Latimer chose to run for the State Senate seat vacated by Oppenheimer in the 2012 elections rather than seek reelection, Otis chose to run for Latimer's seat.[3] [4] Otis has served in the New York State Legislature since 2013.

Legislation

In 2017, Otis wrote an Assembly bill allowing a sale of public land to Rye Country Day School; the mayors of Rye City [5] and Port Chester [6] appealed to Governor Andrew Cuomo to object to the sale. In 2019, Otis revised the bill, prompting the new mayor of Rye City to appeal to Governor Cuomo, objecting to the terms of the revision.[7]

In 2020, he faced a primary challenge from Rye City Democratic Committee Chairperson Meg Cameron. After all ballots were counted, Otis prevailed with 5,804 votes to Cameron's 5,720 votes.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: November 15, 2012 . westchester/ Democrats Latimer, Otis, and Engel All Win Locally; President Obama Gets Wide Support in Westchester . live . July 12, 2024 . The Rye Record.
  2. Web site: Rye Mayor Douglas French Will Not Seek Re-Election. April 16, 2013. Rye Daily Voice.
  3. Web site: Former Rye Mayor Steve Otis To Seek Latimer's Assembly Seat. Politics on the Hudson on. March 21. 2012 at 12:08. PM. March 21, 2012. Capitol Confidential.
  4. http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/03/21/former-rye-mayor-to-seek-latimers-assembly-seat/
  5. Rom, Gabriel. (2017; updated 2018). lohud.com. Rye City asks governor to intervene over land spat. https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2017/06/30/rye-city-governor/427091001/
  6. McDermott, T. (2017). ryerecord.com. New Wrinkle As Port Chester Eyes Thruway Property. https://ryerecord.com/new-wrinkle-as-port-chester-eyes-thruway-property/
  7. Propper, D. (2019). lohud.com. In public spat, Rye mayor and assemblyman face off over land deal. https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/rye-city/2019/12/23/rye-mayor-assemblyman-land-deal-spat/2670893001/
  8. Web site: https://results.elections.ny.gov/search?gf=d&df=2000&dt=2020&p=0&ps=24&fp=0&fps=25&t=cards&it=contests&ic=partyVictoriesMap&vs=false&c=true&ccan[0.i=344&coff[0].i=14&sp=false Search Past Elections NYS Board of Elections ]. July 12, 2024 . NYS Board of Elections.