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

SB 9

revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center.

Yea

Passed

18–16

Jan 22, 2026

SB 22

clarify when certification of values is transmitted to the county.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jan 22, 2026

SB 77

ban kratom and kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor.

Nay

Failed

13–20

Jan 22, 2026

SB 17

prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jan 22, 2026

HB 1044

make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

16–2

Jan 22, 2026

SB 25

update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities.

Nay

Failed

17–17

Jan 22, 2026

HB 1044

make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

15–3

Jan 22, 2026

SB 61

ban hemp-derived intoxicants not for medical purposes.

Nay

Failed

14–19

Jan 22, 2026

SB 10

revise a provision related to the adoption of federal motor carrier regulations.

Yea

Passed

30–3

Jan 21, 2026

SB 38

modify the annual fee imposed on certain concentrated animal feeding operations.

Yea

Passed

28–4

Jan 21, 2026