Charles J. Otto (born February 15, 1964) is an American politician and farmer serving as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing district 38A since 2011.

[2] He previously worked as a sales representative and crop consultant for various organizations, including the William B. Tilghman Co. and the Maryland Farm Bureau, from 1987 to 1995.

[1] Otto was elected to the House of Delegates in 2010, succeeding Carolyn J. Elmore, who was appointed to the seat following the death of her husband Page.

[5] In 2014, Otto supported legislation to allow the use of hydraulic dredges to catch clams south of the Verrazano Bridge.

[13] Otto opposes proposals to build a wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, supporting legislation in 2018 that would've required turbines to be built 26 miles offshore.

[16] During the 2016 legislative session, Otto signed onto a letter calling on the federal government to ban seismic airgun blasting.

[21] During the 2014 legislative session, Otto voted against a bill to raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.