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

SCR 603

to raise awareness about tardive dyskinesia.

Absent

Passed

67–0

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1016

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

Absent

Passed

66–0

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1153

revise the number of class hours required to obtain a responsible broker's license.

Absent

Passed

54–13

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1255

clarify certain public meeting requirements.

Absent

Passed

39–28

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1336

make various clarifying changes to the state budgeting process.

Absent

Failed

31–37

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1270

require a defendant in a criminal proceeding to be physically present during the reading of victim impact statements.

Absent

Failed

27–40

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1335

revise certain provisions regarding the expenditure of moneys allotted to the state by the United States of America.

Absent

Failed

30–38

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1272

revise provisions related to counseling for domestic abuse defendants.

Absent

Passed

64–4

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1014

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

Absent

Passed

66–0

Feb 16, 2022

HB 1017

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

Absent

Passed

64–0

Feb 16, 2022