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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
Sponsored
274
bills & resolutions
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
2,195 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
1,722
voted in favor
Nay
320
voted against
Absent
135
missed votes
Total cast
2,195
across all sessions
Crossed party
209
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 121
transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
28–2
Mar 30, 2026
HB 1326
appropriate 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.
Yea
Passed
25–9
Mar 12, 2026
HB 1051
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Mar 12, 2026
SB 78
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
Yea
Passed
26–8
Mar 12, 2026
HB 1209
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
18–15
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1200
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Yea
Passed
31–2
Mar 11, 2026
SB 245
create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.
Yea
Passed
20–13
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1209
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
Nay
Failed
15–19
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1139
appropriate 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.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Mar 11, 2026
SB 78
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
Yea
Passed
13–5
Mar 11, 2026
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