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Ernie Otten

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Ernie Otten

Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2021 Serving with Aaron Aylward
Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 6th^[1] district
In office January 8, 2013 – January 12, 2021
Preceded by	Art Fryslie
Succeeded by	Herman Otten

Personal details
Born	(1954-06-29) June 29, 1954 (age 70) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Tea, South Dakota, U.S.
Website	ottenforsenate.com

Ernest 'Ernie' E. Otten, Jr.^[2] (born June 29, 1954) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 6 since January 12, 2021. He previously served in the South Dakota Senate from 2013 to 2021.

Elections

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2012 With incumbent Senate District 6 Republican Senator Art Fryslie redistricted to District 2, Otten won the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary with 772 votes (58.5%) against Representative and former Senator Gene Abdallah;^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,011 votes (65.4%) against Democratic nominee Richard Schriever.^[4]
1996 To challenge incumbent Democratic Representative Roland Chicoine, Otten and incumbent Republican Representative Mike Broderick were unopposed for the 1996 Republican Primary,^[5] but Otten lost the four-way November 5, 1996 General election, where Representative Broderick took the first seat and Representative Chicoine took the second seat ahead of Otten and Democratic nominee Richard Dubro.^[6]

References

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^ "Senator Ernie Otten". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

^ "Ernie Otten's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

^ "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

^ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

^ "1996 Primary election Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

^ "1996 South Dakota General Election Legislative Races". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

External links

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Official page Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine at the South Dakota Legislature
Campaign site Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
ProfileatVote Smart

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Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)

Speaker of the House: Hugh Bartels (R-5)
Speaker pro tempore: Mike Stevens (R-18)
Majority Leader: Will Mortenson (R-24)
Minority Leader: Oren Lesmeister (D-28)

1.
▌Joe Donnell (R)

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▌Tamara St. John (R)

2.

▌David Kull (R)

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▌John Sjaarda (R)

3.

▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R)

⎣

▌Carl E. Perry (R)

4.

▌Stephanie Sauder (R)

⎣

▌Fred Deutsch (R)

5.

▌Hugh Bartels (R)

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▌Byron Callies (R)

6.

▌Aaron Aylward (R)

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▌Ernie Otten (R)

7.

▌Mellissa Heermann (R)

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▌Roger DeGroot (R)

8.

▌John Mills (R)

⎣

▌Tim Reisch (R)

9.

▌Bethany Soye (R)

⎣

▌Kenneth Teunissen (R)

10.

▌Erin Healy (D)

⎣

▌Kameron Nelson (D)

11.

▌Brian Mulder (R)

⎣

▌Chris Karr (R)

12.

▌Amber Arlint (R)

⎣

▌Greg Jamison (R)

13.

▌Sue Peterson (R)

⎣

▌Tony Venhuizen (R)

14.

▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R)

⎣

▌Tyler Tordsen (R)

15.

▌Kadyn Wittman (D)

⎣

▌Linda Duba (D)

16.

▌Karla Lems (R)

⎣

▌Kevin D. Jensen (R)

17.

▌William Shorma (R)

⎣

▌Chris Kassin (R)

18.

▌Mike Stevens (R)

⎣

▌Julie Auch (R)

19.

▌Drew Peterson (R)

⎣

▌Jessica Bahmuller (R)

20.

▌Lance Koth (R)

⎣

▌Ben Krohmer (R)

21.

▌Rocky Blare (R)

⎣

▌Marty Overweg (R)

22.

▌Roger D. Chase (R)

⎣

▌Lynn Schneider (R)

23.

▌James D. Wangsness (R)

⎣

▌Scott Moore (R)

24.

▌Will Mortenson (R)

⎣

▌Mike Weisgram (R)

25.

▌Randy Gross (R)

⎣

▌Jon Hansen (R)

26A.

▌Eric Emery (D)

26B.

▌Rebecca Reimer (R)

27.

▌Liz Marty May (R)

⎣

▌Peri Pourier (D)

28A.

▌Oren Lesmeister (D)

28B.

▌Neil Pinnow (R)

29.

▌Gary Cammack (R)

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▌Kirk Chaffee (R)

30.

▌Trish Ladner (R)

⎣

▌Dennis Krull (R)

31.

▌Mary Fitzgerald (R)

⎣

▌Scott Odenbach (R)

32.

▌Steve Duffy (R)

⎣

▌Kristin Conzet (R)

33.

▌Curt Massie (R)

⎣

▌Phil Jensen (R)

34.

▌Mike Derby (R)

⎣

▌Becky Drury (R)

35.

▌Tina Mulally (R)

⎣

▌Tony Randolph (R)

▌Republican (63)
▌Democratic (7)

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- South Dakota Senate

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