Senator Herman Otten

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NameHerman Otten
PositionSenator
Statestate representatives     South Dakota     
PartyRepublican
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Herman Otten is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, representing District 6. Otten assumed office on January 12, 2021, and his current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Senator Herman Otten



Herman Otten is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, representing District 6. He was born on July 13, 1966. He lives in Tea, South Dakota and his career experience includes co-founding Otten Construction, Inc.

Otten assumed office on January 12, 2021, and his current term ends on January 14, 2025. Before serving in the Senate, Otten served in the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 6 from 2013 to 2021. He was also the mayor of Tea, South Dakota.

In the 2012 elections, with District 6 incumbent Republican Representatives Brock Greenfield and Burt Tulson both redistricted to District 2, Otten ran in the four-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 609 votes (26.6%); in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Otten took the first seat with 5,739 votes (36.28%) and fellow Republican nominee Isaac Latterell took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Joseph Weis and Michael Jauron.

Otten has been assigned to various committees throughout his political career. In the 2023-2024 legislative session, he was assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and the Senate Taxation Committee. In the 2021-2022 session, he was assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Senate Local Government Committee (Chair), and the Senate Taxation Committee.

You can contact Senator Herman Otten at his mailing address: PO Box 325, Tea, SD 57064, or at the Capitol: 605-773-3821. His official email address is Herman.Otten@sdlegislature.gov. For more information about his work and contributions, you can visit his official page at the South Dakota Legislature.

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