Ernie Otten

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Ernie Otten
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 6th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
Preceded by Art Fryslie
Personal details
Born (1954-06-29) June 29, 1954
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Tea, South Dakota
Website ottenforsenate.com

Ernest 'Ernie' E. Otten, Jr.[2] (born June 29, 1954 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 6 since January 8, 2013.

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

  1. ↑ "Senator Ernie Otten". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 23, 2014. 
  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. Retrieved January 23, 2014. 

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Members of the South Dakota State Senate
  • President of the Senate: Matt Michels (R)
  • President pro Tempore: Bob Gray (R)
  • Majority Leader: Russell Olson (R)
  • Minority Leader: Jason Frerichs (D)
   
  1.    Jason Frerichs (D)
  2.    Chuck Welke (D)
  3.    Al Novstrup (R)
  4.    Tim Begalka (R)
  5.    Ried Holien (R)
  6.    Ernie Otten (R)
  7.    Larry Tidemann (R)
  1.    Chuck E. Jones* (R)
  2.    Deb Peters (R)
  3.    Shantel Krebs (R)
  4.    David Omdahl (R)
  5.    Blake Curd* (R)
  6.    Phyllis Heineman (R)
  7.    Deb Soholt (R)
  1.    Angie Buhl (D)
  2.    Dan Lederman (R)
  3.    Tom Jones (D)
  4.    Jean Hunhoff (R)
  5.    Bill Van Gerpen (R)
  6.    Mike Vehle (R)
  7.    Billie Sutton (D)
  1.    Jim White (R)
  2.    Corey Brown (R)
  3.    Jeff Monroe (R)
  4.    Tim Rave (R)
  5.    Larry Lucas (D)
  6.    Jim Bradford (D)
  7.    Ryan Maher (R)
  1.    Larry Rhoden (R)
  2.    Bruce Rampelberg (R)
  3.    Bob Ewing (R)
  4.    Alan Solano* (R)
  5.    Phil Jensen (R)
  6.    Craig Tieszen (R)
  7.    Mark Kirkeby (R)
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