Ernie Otten
Senator · District 06 · Republican
Retired
Total Votes
372
Yea
84.4%
314
Nay
15.3%
57
Excused
0.3%
1
Party Loyalty
90.1%
Committee
97.2%
loyalty
Floor
88.4%
loyalty
Voting by Issue
Budget & Appropriations
Voted Yea on 98% of 114 votes
Business & Regulation
Voted Yea on 83% of 78 votes
Government & Elections
Voted Yea on 89% of 63 votes
Education & Schools
Voted Yea on 77% of 52 votes
Taxes & Property Tax
Voted Yea on 67% of 51 votes
Healthcare & Medicaid
Voted Yea on 85% of 47 votes
Courts & Criminal Justice
Voted Yea on 76% of 37 votes
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Voted Yea on 92% of 37 votes
Transportation & Infrastructure
Voted Yea on 100% of 31 votes
Family & Children
Voted Yea on 70% of 23 votes
Energy & Environment
Voted Yea on 70% of 20 votes
Water & Natural Resources
Voted Yea on 100% of 19 votes
Agriculture & Land
Voted Yea on 89% of 18 votes
Housing & Property
Voted Yea on 63% of 16 votes
Veterans & Military
Voted Yea on 69% of 16 votes
Labor & Employment
Voted Yea on 91% of 11 votes
Tribal Affairs
Voted Yea on 100% of 4 votes
Recent Votes
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
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.
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
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.
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.
regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.
revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.
revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.
modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.
Committees
Joint Committee on Appropriations
52 committee votes
Senate Committee on Appropriations
25 committee votes