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 1131

provide for a revocation of hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges.

Yea

Passed

65–2

Feb 7, 2022

HB 1077

require certain language for the oath or affirmation for civil office.

Yea

Passed

67–0

Feb 7, 2022

HB 1160

clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.

Absent

Passed

41–22

Feb 4, 2022

SB 9

revise the definition of a designated caregiver.

Absent

Passed

63–0

Feb 4, 2022

HB 1083

provide a partial property tax exemption for the surviving spouses of certain veterans.

Absent

Passed

63–0

Feb 4, 2022

HB 1024

revise and repeal certain provisions regarding self-support tuition rates at off-campus locations governed by the Board of Regents.

Absent

Passed

60–3

Feb 4, 2022

HB 1173

include a common paymaster as within the meaning of employing unit.

Absent

Passed

53–10

Feb 4, 2022

HB 1253

provide property assessment freeze and reduction of property assessment for certain seniors, and to revise qualifications for a property tax exemption.

Absent

Passed

44–19

Feb 4, 2022

HB 1044

adopt the 2021 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, and allow for selective adoption of provisions within the Uniform Plumbing Code by municipalities.

Absent

Passed

63–0

Feb 4, 2022

HB 1072

revise the safety zone within which a firearm may be discharged or trapping activities may occur.

Absent

Failed

19–44

Feb 4, 2022