Major General James G. Blunt

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

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

^ "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

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
Profile at Vote Smart

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

[PVS-2] "Ernie Otten's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

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

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

[5] "1996 Primary election Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

[6] "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.

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

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) ⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R) ⎣ ▌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) ⎣ ▌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) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota Senate