Harold F. "Bud" Otis (born September 13, 1938) is an Elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and an American publisher and politician.
[2] Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, the General Conference is the governing organization of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church.
[2] In 2014, Otis ran as the Republican candidate for one of the two at-large positions on the first elected council of Frederick County.
[20] Otis said he would reduce the county's budget spending and increase long-term planning for future expenses, such as building roads and schools.
[21] In the general election, Otis won an at-large seat on the Council with 27 percent of the total vote.
[26] Otis joined with three Democrats in repealing a law making English the official language of Frederick County.