Otto Ernest Passman (June 27 1900 – August 13 1988) was a conservative Democratic congressman from Monroe in northeastern Louisiana who served from 1947 to 1977. He is primarily remembered for his detailed knowledge and mostly opposition to foreign aid. He was unseated in the 1976 primary election by the more moderate challenger Thomas Jerald Jerry Huckaby of Ringgold a town in Bienville Parish.
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active years end date
1977-01-03
active years start date
1947-01-03
birth date
1900-06-27
birth place
Louisiana, Franklinton Louisiana, Washington Parish Louisiana, United States
death date
1987-08-13, 1988-08-13
death place
Louisiana, Ouachita Parish Louisiana, Monroe Louisiana
military branch
United States Navy
occupation
Business
order in office
Member of the, U.S. House of Representatives, from Louisiana's 5th district
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