As we move forward to strengthen our party following yesterday’s special elections, we continue our series spotlighting a different Democratic state legislator each week. After introducing (or re-introducing) you to our House and Senate Democratic Leaders the last two weeks, we now move to House Assistant Democratic Leader Russell L. Ott.
Representative Ott lives in St. Matthews and represents State House District 93, which includes all of Calhoun County and parts of Lexington and Orangeburg Counties. An agriculture businessman, he previously served as Town Administrator for the towns of Elloree, North, and Neeses. He serves on the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee. Representative Ott received his B.A. from Clemson in 2000 and his M.P.A. from the University of South Carolina in 2003. He was elected to the State House in 2013 to succeed his father, longtime State Representative Harry Ott, who left the General Assembly to serve as State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency.You can follow Representative Ott on Twitter here. Get to know this dynamic young leader!
