Steven Otis

American politician

Steven Otis

Member of the New York State Assembly from the 91st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2013
Preceded by	George Latimer
Mayor of Rye, New York
In office 1998–2009
Preceded by	Edward B. "Ted" Dunn
Succeeded by	Douglas French

Personal details
Born	(1956-12-27) December 27, 1956 (age 67)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Martha Otis
Residence(s)	Rye, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (BA) New York University (MPA) Hofstra University (JD)
Signature
Website	Assembly website

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. 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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3] Otis has served in the New York State Legislature since 2013.

In 2017, Otis wrote an Assembly bill allowing a sale of public land to Rye Country Day School; the mayors of Rye City ^[4] and Port Chester ^[5] 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.^[6]

In 2020, he faced a primary challenge from Rye City Democratic Committee Chairperson Meg Cameron. Otis prevailed by less than 100 votes.^[7]

References

^ "Rye Mayor Douglas French Will Not Seek Re-Election". Rye Daily Voice. April 16, 2013.
^ March 21, Politics on the Hudson on; PM, 2012 at 12:08 (March 21, 2012). "Former Rye Mayor Steve Otis To Seek Latimer's Assembly Seat". Capitol Confidential.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/03/21/former-rye-mayor-to-seek-latimers-assembly-seat/
^ 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/
^ McDermott, T. (2017). ryerecord.com. New Wrinkle As Port Chester Eyes Thruway Property. https://ryerecord.com/new-wrinkle-as-port-chester-eyes-thruway-property/
^ 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/
^ Propper, David. "Otis narrowly beats Rye Democratic chair in primary to retain 91st assembly seat". The Journal News.