John Thune

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RepublicanU.S. Senator from South DakotaSenate Majority LeaderSeat is not up in 2026

Key facts

In Congress since: Jan 7, 1997
House terms: 3
Senate terms: 4
Current term: Jan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
Born: Jan 7, 1961 (65 years)
Birthplace: Pierre ^*

Education ^*

Jones County High School
Biola University
University of South Dakota

Prior occupation ^*

businessperson
railway executive

* Secondary source (Wikidata) — verify before on-air use

Contact

Official contact form

Washington office: 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2321
Official website: www.thune.senate.gov

Social media

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Sources: U.S. Senate — senators_cfm.xml؛ unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

State / district offices (3)

Rapid City, SD
246 Founders Park Dr., Suite 102, 57701
Phone: 605-348-7551

Sioux Falls, SD
2401 West Trevi Place, Suite 200, 57108
Phone: 605-334-9596

Aberdeen, SD
205 6th Avenue SE, Suite 202, 57401
Phone: 605-225-8823

Sources: congress-legislators — legislators-district-offices

Committees (4)

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Ex Officio
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
- Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Telecommunications and Media
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
Senate Committee on Finance
- Health Care
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness

Sources: congress-legislators — committees-current + committee-membership-current

Terms of service (7)

Chamber	From	To	State/District	Party	Congress
Senate	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2029	SD	Republican	118–119
Senate	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2023	SD	Republican	115–117
Senate	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2017	SD	Republican	112–114
Senate	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2011	SD	Republican	109–111
House	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	SD-AL	Republican	107
House	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	SD-AL	Republican	106
House	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	SD-AL	Republican	105

Sources: unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

Voting record & legislation — 119th Congress

Roll calls while a member: 915
Missed votes: 0.1% (1)
Votes with party majority: 97.7% of 839 party-split votes

Bills sponsored: 58
Passed own chamber: 37
Became law: 1
Bills cosponsored: 69

Sponsored bills (most advanced first)

Bill	Title	Status
S. 723	Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025	Became law
S.Con.Res. 37	A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham.	Passed both chambers
S.Con.Res. 1	A concurrent resolution extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.	Passed both chambers
S.Con.Res. 2	A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.	Passed both chambers
S.Res. 928	A resolution to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Terry.	Passed the Senate
S.Res. 840	A resolution to authorize testimony and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel.	Passed the Senate
S.Res. 839	A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Federal Trade Commission v. Key Investment Group, LLC, et al.	Passed the Senate
S.Res. 817	An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Passed the Senate
S.Res. 810	A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.	Passed the Senate
S.Res. 745	A resolution to authorize production of records to the United States Attorney.	Passed the Senate
S.Res. 690	An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Passed the Senate
S.Res. 664	A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.	Passed the Senate

All 58 bills on congress.gov

Key votes (76)

“Key” = one rule for every member: final votes on measures that became law, were vetoed, or were decided by ≤ 5%; plus Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations.

Date	Measure	Question	Result	Vote
2026-09-30	Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Nomination	47–41	Yea
2026-08-08	H.R. 6500	On Passage of the Bill	90–6	Yea
2026-08-08	Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General	On the Nomination	50–49	Yea
2026-08-07	H.R. 5334	On Passage of the Bill	86–11	Yea
2026-07-28	Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence	On the Nomination	51–47	Yea
2026-06-05	S. 2	On Passage of the Bill	52–47	Yea
2026-04-16	H.J.Res. 140	On the Joint Resolution	50–49	Yea
2026-03-23	Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security	On the Nomination	54–45	Yea
2026-03-12	H.R. 6644	On Passage of the Bill	89–10	Yea
2026-02-12	H.J.Res. 142	On the Joint Resolution	49–47	Yea
2026-01-30	H.R. 7148	On Passage of the Bill	71–29	Yea
2026-01-15	H.R. 6938	On Passage of the Bill	82–15	Yea
2025-12-18	S.J.Res. 82	On the Joint Resolution	50–50	Nay
2025-12-04	H.J.Res. 131	On the Joint Resolution	49–45	Yea
2025-11-20	H.J.Res. 130	On the Joint Resolution	51–43	Yea
2025-11-10	H.R. 5371	On Passage of the Bill	60–40	Yea
2025-10-30	S.J.Res. 80	On the Joint Resolution	52–45	Yea
2025-10-30	S.J.Res. 88	On the Joint Resolution	51–47	Nay
2025-10-29	S.J.Res. 77	On the Joint Resolution	50–46	Nay
2025-10-28	S.J.Res. 81	On the Joint Resolution	52–48	Nay
2025-10-09	H.J.Res. 106	On the Joint Resolution	50–46	Yea
2025-10-08	H.J.Res. 104	On the Joint Resolution	52–47	Yea
2025-10-08	S.J.Res. 71	On the Joint Resolution	47–51	Nay
2025-10-08	H.J.Res. 105	On the Joint Resolution	50–45	Yea
2025-09-30	H.R. 5371	On Passage of the Bill	55–45	Yea
2025-09-19	S. 2882	On Passage of the Bill	47–45	Nay
2025-09-19	H.R. 5371	On Passage of the Bill	44–48	Yea
2025-09-18	Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic; and Christine Toret	On the Nomination	51–47	Yea
2025-07-17	H.R. 4	On Passage of the Bill	51–48	Yea
2025-07-01	H.R. 1	On Passage of the Bill	50–50	Yea
2025-06-17	S. 1582	On Passage of the Bill	68–30	Yea
2025-05-22	H.J.Res. 88	On the Joint Resolution	51–44	Yea
2025-05-22	H.J.Res. 87	On the Joint Resolution	51–45	Yea
2025-05-22	H.J.Res. 89	On the Joint Resolution	49–46	Yea
2025-05-13	Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force	On the Nomination	74–25	Yea
2025-05-08	H.J.Res. 60	On the Joint Resolution	50–43	Yea
2025-05-07	S.J.Res. 13	On the Joint Resolution	52–47	Yea
2025-05-06	H.J.Res. 61	On the Joint Resolution	55–45	Yea
2025-05-01	H.J.Res. 75	On the Joint Resolution	52–45	Yea
2025-05-01	S.J.Res. 31	On the Joint Resolution	52–46	Yea

Sources: Voteview (UCLA) — Senate 119th roll calls & member votes (from official Senate records)؛ GPO govinfo — BILLSTATUS bulk data, 119th Congress (same data as congress.gov)؛ Computed by this project from hvote/svote/bills using the rules in PLAN.md (phase 2) — as_of 2026-10-28

120th Congress

Determined after the Nov 3, 2026 election and certification; the 120th Congress convenes Jan 3, 2027