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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
7%
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
208
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1325
revise the classification of agricultural land according to soil type.
Absent
Passed
63–3
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1292
regulate delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol for those under the age of twenty-one.
Absent
Passed
64–2
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1124
accommodate legislation on medical services.
Absent
Passed
56–9
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1224
extend unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who are unemployed because of their refusal to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination.
Nay
Failed
5–6
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1116
modify the date for the state's presidential primary elections.
Absent
Passed
41–25
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1255
clarify certain public meeting requirements.
Absent
Passed
37–29
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1224
extend unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who are unemployed because of their refusal to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination. Against party
Nay
Passed
10–1
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1113
prohibit threats made with the intent to coerce an abortion and to provide a penalty therefor.
Absent
Passed
66–0
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1013
make an appropriation for certain costs related to Capitol Lake and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
58–7
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1278
revise the child support obligation schedule.
Absent
Failed
32–34
Feb 17, 2022
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