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 103

prohibit the use of voter centers in a county. Against party

Yea

Failed

13–22

Feb 4, 2025

HCR 6001

Honoring healthcare workers who died and risked their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

HB 1033

make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SB 84

extend the timeframe for filling a vacancy in a board of county commissioners.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

HB 1034

make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SB 72

revise the payor of autopsy costs in certain circumstances.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SCR 604

Supporting the expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care in this state.

Yea

Passed

34–1

Feb 4, 2025

SCR 603

Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SB 68

require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

32–3

Feb 3, 2025

SB 29

amend provisions regarding the Division of Insurance and the former Division of Securities operating fund.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 3, 2025