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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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2,196
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1060
consolidate certain domestication provisions in the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
Absent
Passed
66–0
Feb 8, 2022
HB 1001
revise the freeze on assessments for dwellings of disabled and senior citizens.
Absent
Passed
62–4
Feb 8, 2022
HB 1115
allow succession to real property by an affidavit.
Absent
Passed
66–1
Feb 8, 2022
HB 1079
revise provisions regarding court transcript costs.
Yea
Passed
50–17
Feb 7, 2022
HCR 6004
urging the creation of safe and supportive environments for students with epilepsy.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 7, 2022
HB 1033
make an appropriation for the provision of housing infrastructure loans and grants.
Yea
Passed
41–26
Feb 7, 2022
HB 1129
prohibit forms of discrimination in access to organ transplantation.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 7, 2022
HB 1172
assist students in objectively reviewing scientific information.
Nay
Failed
28–39
Feb 7, 2022
HB 1174
revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.
Yea
Passed
59–8
Feb 7, 2022
HB 1076
permit certain municipalities to elect aldermen at large.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Feb 7, 2022
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