About
Ernie Otten Jr.'s career experience includes working in the home building industry and owning a business.
Background sourced from Ballotpedia.
Voting record
On 2026-session data center bills · Senate record
allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the reinvestment payment program.
Campaign money
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Friends Of Ernie Otten
Every itemised contribution on file (8)›
| Lapka for 23 | $1,067 |
| South Dakota Health Care Association PAC | $1,000 |
| South Dakota Dental Association | $500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | $500 |
| SD Bankers PAC | $300 |
| SD Petroleum and Propane Marketers PAC | $250 |
| South Dakota Public Power PAC | $100 |
| SouthDakota State Treasure Unclaimed Property | $10 |
Collected via SOS portal pull, Aug 2026. Contributor names appear exactly as the committee filed them. Donor addresses are not published.