Steven Otis DEMDemocrat

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. 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. 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 and Port Chester 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. In 2020, he faced a primary challenge from Rye City Democratic Committee Chairperson Meg Cameron. Otis prevailed by less than 100 votes.