Rebecca Otto

She lives on a farm near Marine on St. Croix with her husband, Shawn Lawrence Otto, a screenwriter, novelist, and science advocate.

The seat then became vacant after Governor Tim Pawlenty appointed Holsten as Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Otto said the charges, derived from a complaint filed by Republican House Speaker Steve Sviggum, were politically motivated and baseless.

[3] Her supporters included former Republican Governor Arne Carlson, who signed a letter criticizing the indictment as politically motivated and raised money for her defense.

After discovering hundreds of millions of dollars in errors made by Anderson,[4] Otto won the 2006 general election by the largest margin of victory over an incumbent in 112 years.

Otto (right) at the 2018 DFL convention with running mate Zarina Baber
Otto in 2017