R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Total votes

2,195

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 86% of chamber peers

About Sen. Ernie Otten

Sen. serving South Dakota District 6. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 1 year · 7 months. Serves on 8 committees, including Government Operations and Audit, Appropriations and Appropriations.

Sworn in

Jan 14, 2025

1 year · 7 months

Closest ally

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How Ernie votes, broken down

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Budget & Taxes 74% / 26%

92 support · 33 oppose

Education 61% / 39%

30 support · 19 oppose

Criminal Justice 83% / 17%

20 support · 4 oppose

Transportation 75% / 25%

12 support · 4 oppose

Technology 75% / 25%

9 support · 3 oppose

Immigration 25% / 75%

1 support · 3 oppose

Labor & Employment 40% / 60%

15 support · 4 oppose

Environment 75% / 25%

3 support · 1 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Voted Yea

SB 121transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.

5 months ago

SB 121transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. signed

5 months ago

SB 119create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto. signed

5 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1326appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.

6 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1051revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.

6 months ago

Voted Yea

SB 78revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.

6 months ago

Voted Yea

SB 245create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.

6 months ago

Voted Nay

HB 1209require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.

6 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1139appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.

6 months ago

Voted Yea

SB 78revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.

6 months ago