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Ernie Otten is a Republican State Senate representative for South Dakota district 6 and holds an OppScore of +3.60. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
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Ernie Otten is a Republican state senator representing South Dakota's District 6 in Lincoln County. A longtime legislator who previously served in both the House and Senate, he currently chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and focuses on state budgeting and fiscal matters. Born in 1954 in Sioux Falls and a retired home-building business owner from Tea, he has held leadership roles including Majority Whip.
We hold little public record for Ernie Otten so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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