{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name=Ken Otremba | image= | state_house=Minnesota | state=Minnesota | district=11B | term_start=January 3, 1995 | term_end=September 4, 1997 | preceded=Rick Krueger | succeeded=Mary Ellen Otremba | party=Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | birth_date=October 29, 1948 | birth_place= | death_date={{death date and age|1997|9|4|1948|10|29}} | death_place=Long Prairie, Minnesota | alma_mater= | profession=Farmer, United States Navy | spouse=Mary Ellen Otremba (deceased) | children= Andrew Otremba, Timothy Otremba, Kateri Torborg, Elizabeth Berg }} '''Ken Otremba''' (October 29, 1948 &ndash; September 4, 1997) was an American politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 11B, which includes portions of Douglas and Todd counties in the west central part of the state. A Democrat, Otremba was elected to two terms in office, dying of liver cancer during the second.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10499 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Otremba, Ken |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}</ref>

Otremba served as a fire control technician in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, and later served in government, serving as an officer for the township of Reynolds, and as a commissioner for Todd County.

Otremba, a farmer, was married to Mary Ellen Otremba, who succeeded him in office. The two had four children. His cousin was Steve Dehler who also served in the Minnesota Legislature.

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