Rep. Butch Otter (R)- Mr. Tight Jeans 1992

[Ian David]

Mr. Tight Jeans. Now we know firsthand why Rep. Butch Otter (R) easily won that “tight jeans” contest at a bar back home in Idaho in 1992. He should re-enter, ’cause 13 years later, those Wranglers are still leaving little to the imagination.

HOH spotted Otter wearing his painted-on denim and cowboy boots in the Speaker’s Lobby on Thursday afternoon after leaving the chamber (sans jacket and tie, ahem) for the final vote of the week. Heads turned as Otter nearly trotted — he couldn’t move his legs very well — through the lobby, clearly excited about a cowboy weekend out West that includes a little roping with the boys. Oh yeah, and maybe a little campaigning for that gubernatorial race he’s involved in.

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“Denim is a very flexible material,” replied Otter’s spokesman, Mark Warbis, in a telephone chat later. “That’s what all cowboys do — they wear their jeans tight. It’s not for a fashion statement. You don’t want a bunch of loose material hanging around.”

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