R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Session

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

7%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 89% of chamber peers

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

208

votes against own party

This page

2,196

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1034

modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

66–0

Jan 31, 2023

SB 30

revise the criteria for remote sellers who must remit sales tax.

Yea

Passed

39–27

Jan 31, 2023

HB 1027

make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

66–0

Jan 31, 2023

SB 11

update the deposit threshold for actions related to general rate cases.

Yea

Passed

57–9

Jan 31, 2023

HB 1026

make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

66–0

Jan 31, 2023

HB 1111

increase campaign contribution limits for statewide, legislative, and county campaigns. Bipartisan

Yea

Failed

31–35

Jan 31, 2023

HB 1101

ensure the proper labeling of American Indian arts and crafts.

Yea

Passed

64–0

Jan 30, 2023

HB 1046

provide free tuition at Board of Technical Education institutions for children or spouses of members of the South Dakota National Guard disabled or deceased in the line of duty.

Yea

Passed

62–2

Jan 30, 2023

HB 1047

revise certain provisions regarding military affairs.

Yea

Passed

64–0

Jan 30, 2023

HCR 6004

Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislature to authorize an interim study of the licensure and nomenclature of emergency medical and advanced life support personnel.

Yea

Passed

63–1

Jan 30, 2023