Sen. Ernie Otten
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
209
votes against own party
This page
2,196
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1237
make an appropriation for the purpose of funding county and township roads and bridges and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Feb 25, 2021
HB 1166
make an appropriation to support the Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
49–17
Feb 25, 2021
SB 105
revise certain provisions regarding operator's licenses, instruction permits, and restricted minor's permits.
Yea
Passed
9–4
Feb 25, 2021
HB 1080
increase the enhanced penalty for the crime of simple assault. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
40–26
Feb 25, 2021
HB 1219
join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact. Bipartisan
Nay
Failed
30–37
Feb 25, 2021
HB 1040
make an appropriation to fund certain small meat processor grants and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
64–4
Feb 25, 2021
HB 1182
accommodate legislation relating to the protection of public safety.
Yea
Passed
49–17
Feb 25, 2021
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