Sen. Ernie Otten
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
Sponsored
274
bills & resolutions
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
8 committee assignments · 2 leadership roles
Committee assignments
Sen. Otten serves on 8 standing committees, with leadership in 2 of them. Committee work shapes which bills reach the floor and which quietly die in markup.
01
Vice Chair
Senate standing committee
Government Operations and Audit
02
Chair
Joint committee
Appropriations
03
member
Senate standing committee
Appropriations
04
member
Joint committee
Bonding
05
member
Joint committee
Developmental Disability Service Delivery
06
member
Joint committee
Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force
07
member
Joint committee
Executive Board
08
member
Joint committee
Government Operations and Audit
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