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 1121

revise passenger limits for holders of restricted minor's driving permits.

Nay

Failed

11–24

Feb 13, 2025

HB 1072

modernize provisions relating to water development districts.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 13, 2025

SB 176

clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 13, 2025

SB 63

establish protections for state employees who report improper governmental conduct and crime.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 13, 2025

SB 27

revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology.

Yea

Passed

33–2

Feb 12, 2025

SB 100

limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

Yea

Passed

33–2

Feb 12, 2025

SB 31

revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations.

Yea

Passed

34–1

Feb 12, 2025

SB 91

revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 12, 2025

SB 94

amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.

Yea

Passed

33–2

Feb 12, 2025

HB 1042

make an appropriation for the construction of historical exhibits at the Cultural Heritage Center.

Yea

Passed

15–0

Feb 12, 2025