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John Otterman is a former Democratic member of the
Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in ...
, who represented the 45th District from 2008 to 2010. An environmental consultant and a former member of
Akron, Ohio Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metr ...
City Council from 1992 to 2007, Otterman is the son of Robert J. Otterman, a prominent Akron politician. In 2008, the elder Otterman retired early from his seat in the Ohio House, prompting Democrats to appoint a successor. The younger Otterman applied to fill his father's seat, and was appointed. Up for reelection in 2008, Otterman defeated Republican Joe Fazek easily to win a full two-year term. Otterman gained national attention for specific projects that were facing Akron. Otterman was successful in steering a significant amount of stimulus funds to his district. Up for a second full term in 2010, Otterman first faced
Zack Milkovich Zack Milkovich is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the Thirty-Fifth District from 2011 to 2014 and representing the City of Barberton and portions of Akron, Ohio. He is the current city councilman for Akron's 10th ...
, a political novice, in the primary election. Milkovich defeated Otterman in a primary upset. Otterman remained in office for the rest of his term, leaving in December 2010. Following his defeat, he returned to the private sector. In 2015, Otterman was elected to the City of Akron School Board.


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