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R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Total votes
2,196
all sessions
Attendance
93%
135 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
89%
of cast votes
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
6%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Sponsored
274
bills & resolutions
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
2,196 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
1,723
voted in favor
Nay
320
voted against
Absent
135
missed votes
Total cast
2,196
across all sessions
Crossed party
206
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1022
make an appropriation for increased costs related to the construction of the new state public health laboratory, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
16–1
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1226
regulate industrial hemp-derived delta-8 and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol products, and other hemp-derived psychoactive compounds, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
48–20
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1020
provide for the sale of certain surplus real estate in Rapid City to Pennington County and to provide for the deposit of the proceeds. Against party
Yea
Failed
8–9
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1240
amend provisions addressing guardianships and conservatorships. Against party
Nay
Passed
65–3
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1031
make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the dairy research and extension farm at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
16–1
Feb 21, 2023
SCR 604
Urging the United States Congress to re-introduce the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act.
Yea
Passed
61–7
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1030
make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the bioproducts facility in Brookings, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
13–3
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1006
increase the funding for construction of an addition to the Kinsman Building in Pierre, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1032
make an appropriation for the demolition and reconstruction of agricultural-use structures at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1196
make an appropriation for improving the buildings and grounds of the capitol complex and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
16–0
Feb 21, 2023
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