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

209

votes against own party

This page

2,196

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1256

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

Nay

Passed

48–20

Feb 23, 2021

HB 1231

authorize, regulate, and tax wagering on sporting events within the city limits of Deadwood and provide a penalty for a violation thereof.

Yea

Passed

11–1

Feb 23, 2021

HB 1197

require the attorney general be licensed to practice law in the state.

Yea

Passed

67–2

Feb 23, 2021

HB 1155

remove certain restrictions on gifts of agricultural land.

Yea

Passed

13–0

Feb 23, 2021

HB 1276

make an appropriation for capital improvements to the State Veterans' Home and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

67–0

Feb 23, 2021

SB 105

revise certain provisions regarding operator's licenses, instruction permits, and restricted minor's permits. Against party

Nay

Passed

6–5

Feb 23, 2021

HB 1228

revise provisions regarding industrial hemp and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

58–11

Feb 23, 2021

HB 1275

make an appropriation for the purchase of metrology lab equipment and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

61–6

Feb 23, 2021

SB 105

revise certain provisions regarding operator's licenses, instruction permits, and restricted minor's permits.

Yea

Passed

11–0

Feb 23, 2021

HB 1199

establish the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. Against party

Nay

Passed

57–12

Feb 23, 2021