Mr. Otto Amen served as Washington State Representative from the 9th District for eight terms from 1967 to 1983. He was the Speaker Pro Tempore and a member of the committees of Agriculture, Rules, and Appropriations--General Government, as well as the Special Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. He was the chairman of the Special Committee of Legislative Budget. He was educated at Washington State University in pharmacy, and then became a farmer by occupation. He was a resident of Ritzville, Washington, and actively involved in community activities. He was an active member of the Grange, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Wheat Growers Association.
From the guide to the Otto Amen Papers, 1973-1983, (Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections)
