'''Jim Ott''' (born June 5, 1947) is a [[Wisconsin]] politician and former television [[meteorologist]].
Ott servesserved in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], representing District 23, until he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Deb Andraca on November 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Mitchell |last1=Schmidt |title=2020 election again shows lopsided Republican legislative maps |url=https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/2020-election-again-shows-lopsided-republican-legislative-maps/article_d0c11425-df16-5d0b-a3e8-4954e7897652.htmll |work=Wisconsin State Journal |date=November 9, 2020 |accessdate=November 11, 2020 }}</ref> Before being elected to the Assembly, he was a broadcast meteorologist in [[Milwaukee]] for [[Journal Media Group|Journal Communications]]'s [[WTMJ-TV]] and [[WTMJ (AM)|Radio]].<ref name="Assembly bio">[http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/legislators/assembly/1597 Representative Jim Ott], [[Wisconsin State Legislature]]. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/former-meteorologist-jim-ott-has-best-wishes-for-john-malan Former meteorologist Jim Ott has best wishes for John Malan], [[WTMJ-TV|TMJ4]], February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref>
