BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has filed paperwork declaring his intention to seek a second term as Idaho's governor.
The Republican has yet to make a formal, public announcement.
But he filed candidacy papers Friday with the Secretary of State and filled several key posts on his re-election campaign team.
Otter appointed Debbie Field, director of the Office of Drug Policy, to be his campaign manager, the same job she held in Otter's victorious 2006 campaign. Field is taking a leave of absence to work on the campaign.
Otter is one of six candidates seeking the job of Idaho chief executive. He is one of three Republicans competing in the May primary and highly favored to win the nomination.
So far, Keith Allred, the former head of a nonpartisan public policy group, is the lone Democrat to enter the race.
