Otis worked in corporate community affairs. He also wrote about nuclear energy and renewable energy. Otis served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991 and was a
Democrat. Otis served as chair of the
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party from 1990 to 1993. In 1994, he ran for Minnesota governor and Minnesota auditor but lost in both primary elections. His father was
James C. Otis, who served on the
Minnesota Supreme Court. ==References==