Herman Otten

Herman Otten
Herman Otten
Member of the South Dakota Senate; from the 6th district
	In office; January 12, 2021 – January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Ernie Otten
Succeeded by	Ernie Otten
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives; from the 6th district
	In office; January 11, 2013 – January 12, 2021
Preceded by	Brock Greenfield
Succeeded by	Ernie Otten ; Aaron Aylward
Personal details
Born	July 13, 1966 (age 60)
Party	Republican

Herman Otten (born July 13, 1966) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, representing District 6 from 2021 to 2025. He previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. Otten was formerly the mayor of Tea, South Dakota.

Elections

2012 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.
2024 Otten was elected to a new term representing district 6 in the South Dakota House of Representatives but declined to take office due to personal reasons. He was replaced by Tim Czmowski.

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Herman Otten

Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 6th district
In office January 12, 2021 – January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Ernie Otten
Succeeded by	Ernie Otten
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 6th district
In office January 11, 2013 – January 12, 2021
Preceded by	Brock Greenfield
Succeeded by	Ernie Otten Aaron Aylward

Personal details
Born	(1966-07-13) July 13, 1966 (age 60)
Party	Republican