Herman Otten

Herman Otten is an American politician and a former Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, representing South Dakota's [6th Senate district|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 ; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Otten took the first seat with 5,739 votes 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.