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 1018

authorize the construction of a National Guard Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

67–0

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1169

make an appropriation for the arts and to declare an emergency. Against party

Nay

Passed

54–13

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1256

make an appropriation for the cleanup of the Big Sioux watershed and River and to declare an emergency. Against party

Nay

Passed

61–7

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1140

restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission. Against party

Nay

Passed

59–8

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1191

allow an expedited process for local intergovernmental legal disputes.

Yea

Passed

67–0

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1259

make an appropriation for rural access infrastructure improvements and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

66–2

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1265

make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

65–3

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1266

make an appropriation for the improvement of information technology servers and infrastructure of state government and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

64–4

Mar 9, 2021

HB 1166

make an appropriation to support the Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

61–6

Mar 9, 2021

SCR 606

Commending automotive enthusiasts in South Dakota and the Specialty Equipment Market Association for their contributions in preserving classic automobiles and urging the Governor to declare a South Dakota Collector Car Appreciation Week.

Yea

Passed

67–0

Mar 9, 2021