John Thune

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John Thune
Image of John Thune
U.S. Senate South Dakota
Tenure

2005 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

20

Prior offices
Representative U. S. House of Representatives

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

$384,509.50

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Biola University, 1983

Graduate

University of South Dakota, 1984

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Contact

John Thune (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from South Dakota. He assumed office on January 3, 2005. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Thune (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent South Dakota. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Republicans elected Thune as Senate Majority Leader in November 2024, succeeding Mitch McConnell (R) as leader of the Republican caucus.

Thune was born in Pierre, South Dakota, in 1961.[1] Thune received his bachelor's degree from Biola University in La Mirada, California, and his M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1984. Thune worked as a legislative aide for U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor (R) and was appointed to the Small Business Administration by President Ronald Reagan (R). He returned to South Dakota in 1989 and served as executive director of the Republican Party of South Dakota for two years, state railroad director for two years, and executive director of the South Dakota Municipal League for three years.[2]

Thune ran for South Dakota's at-large seat in the U.S. House in 1996. He defeated Lt. Gov. Carole Hillard (R) in the Republican primary 59%-41% and Rick Weiland (D) 58%-37% in the general election.[3] Thune won re-election in 1998 and 2000 with more than 70% of the vote.[4][5] Thune pledged to serve three terms in his 1996 campaign and ran for U.S. Senate instead of for re-election in 2002. He lost to U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (D) by 532 votes.[6]

Thune won election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, defeating Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D) 50.6%-49.4%.[7] He was re-elected unopposed in 2010 and won with more than 70% of the vote in both 2016 and 2022. He was elected to the position of Republican Conference chair (third ranking position) in 2012 and Republican Whip (second ranking position) in 2019.[8]

In the November 2024 leadership election, Thune defeated U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the final round of voting 29-24, with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R) eliminated in a preliminary round of voting.[9] The New York Times's Carl Hulse wrote that with Thune's election, "Senate Republicans showed that they wanted a consensus builder and a younger messenger with a new style . . . They also repudiated Senator Rick Scott of Florida, the favorite of the MAGA faction, showing that in private at least, they prefer to stick with a seasoned establishment figure over one who pitched himself as the most loyal to President-elect Donald J. Trump."[10]

Biography

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In 1983, Thune received his bachelor's degree from Biola University in La Mirada, California. He earned his M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1984.[11] Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Thune served in the U.S. House of Representatives.[11]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Thune's academic, professional, and political career:[11]

  • 2005-Present: U.S. Senator from South Dakota
    • 2019-Present: Senate Republican Whip
  • 1997-2003: Member of the United States House of Representatives
  • 1993-1996: Served as director, South Dakota State Municipal League
  • 1991-1993: Served as director, South Dakota State Railroad Division
  • 1989-1991: Served as director, South Dakota State Republican Party
  • 1985-1986: Worked on the staff of United States Senator James Abdnor of South Dakota

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2023-2024

Thune was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Thune was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Thune was assigned to the following committees:[12]

2015-2016

Thune served on the following committees:[13]

2013-2014

Thune served on the following Senate committees:[14]

  • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
    • Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
    • Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
    • Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
  • Commerce, Science and Transportation
    • Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
    • Subcommittee on Science and Space
    • Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
    • Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
    • Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
    • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
    • Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
  • Finance
    • The Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
    • The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
    • The Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight

2011-2012

Thune served on the following Senate committees:[15]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-13)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-11)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-9)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (63-36)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (68-23)
Yes check.svg Yea Red x.svg Failed (50-49)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (50-46)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (76-20)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (75-22)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-4)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (51-48)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (51-49)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (79-18)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (43-50)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (51-44)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (78-18)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (48-44)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

National security

Letter to Iran

On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Thune was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[165]

Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[166] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[167]

Drones filibuster

See also: Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013

On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists were critical of President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster—13 Republicans and one Democrat.[168][169][170]

Thune was one of the 13 Republican senators who joined Paul in his filibuster.[171][172]

Thirty Republican senators did not support the filibuster.[173][174][175]

The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."[176]

Possible 2016 Republican vice presidential candidate

See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016

Thune was mentioned in 2016 as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate. Click here for the full list of those who were floated by politicians and news outlets as possible running mates.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate South Dakota

Incumbent John Thune defeated Brian Bengs and Tamara Lesnar in the general election for U.S. Senate South Dakota on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Thune
John Thune (R)
 
69.6
 
242,316
Image of Brian Bengs
Brian Bengs (D)
 
26.1
 
91,007
Image of Tamara Lesnar
Tamara Lesnar (L) Candidate Connection
 
4.2
 
14,697

Total votes: 348,020
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brian Bengs advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate South Dakota.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Dakota

Incumbent John Thune defeated Bruce Whalen and Mark Mowry in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Dakota on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Thune
John Thune
 
72.2
 
85,613
Image of Bruce Whalen
Bruce Whalen Candidate Connection
 
20.3
 
24,071
Image of Mark Mowry
Mark Mowry Candidate Connection
 
7.4
 
8,827

Total votes: 118,511
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate South Dakota

Tamara Lesnar advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate South Dakota on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
Image of Tamara Lesnar
Tamara Lesnar (L) Candidate Connection

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2016

See also: United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated South Dakota's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Thune (R) defeated Jay Williams (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[177]

U.S. Senate, South Dakota General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Thune Incumbent 71.8% 265,516
     Democratic Jay Williams 28.2% 104,140
Total Votes 369,656
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Thune won re-election to the United States Senate. He ran unopposed in the general election.[178]

U.S. Senate, South Dakota General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Thune Incumbent 100% 227,947
Total Votes 227,947

Full history


Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

John Thune did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by John Thune
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWon General
Tim Scott  source President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWithdrew in Convention
Kari Lake  source  (R) U.S. Senate Arizona (2024) PrimaryLost General
Jim Banks  source  (R) U.S. Senate Indiana (2024) PrimaryWon General
Tim Sheehy  source  (R) U.S. Senate Montana (2024) PrimaryWon General
Mitt Romney  source  (R) President of the United States (2012) PrimaryLost General
Notable ballot measure endorsements by John Thune
MeasurePositionOutcome
South Dakota Constitutional Amendment G, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)  source OpposeDefeated

Noteworthy events

Selection as Senate majority leader

See also: U.S. Senate leadership elections, 2025

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected majority leader on November 13, defeating Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Thune defeated Cornyn 29-24 on the second ballot. Scott was eliminated on the first ballot, receiving 13 votes to Thune's 23 and Cornyn's 15.[183]

In February 2024, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who had served as the Republican U.S. Senate leader since 2007, announced he would not seek re-election to the position in the 119th Congress.[184] In a statement McConnell said, "If you would have told me forty years later that I would stand before you as the longest serving Senate leader in history - I would have thought you’d lost your mind. I have the honor of representing Kentucky in the Senate longer than anyone else in our history. I just never could have imagined that happening when I arrived here in 1984. I am filled with heartfelt gratitude and humility for the opportunity. But now it’s 2024. As I said, I am now 82. [...] So, I stand before you today, Mr. President and my colleagues, to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate."[185]

Cornyn announced his candidacy on February 29, 2024, saying, "Throughout my time I’ve built a track record of listening to colleagues and seeking consensus, while leading the fight to stop bad policies that are harmful to our nation and the conservative cause."[186] Cornyn served as Republican Senate whip from 2013 to 2019.[187] Thune announced his candidacy on March 4, 2024, saying, "as we look at a new generation of consistent, principled, conservative leadership in the United States Senate that empowers our Senate Republicans, that puts a check and [balance] against [...] a very liberal Schumer/Biden agenda, I’m prepared to lead that effort."[188] Thune served as the Republican Senate whip from 2019 to 2023.[189] Scott announced his candidacy on May 22, 2024. In a letter to Senate Republicans, Scott said, "I have decided to run for Senate Republican leader because I believe now is a moment we need dramatic change. I believe that our voters want us to use this leadership election to make a choice to upend the status quo in Washington."[190] Scott rain against McConnell for minority leader ahead of the 118th Congress in 2022. He was defeated 37-10 with one senator not voting.[191]

One senator (Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)) publicly endorsed Cornyn for the position, four senators (Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)) publicly endorsed Thune, and eight senators (Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tommy Tuberville (R-N.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas)) publicly endorsed Scott.[192][193][194]

Donald Trump (R), the projected winner of the 2024 presidential election, did not endorse a candidate. In a post on Truth Social, he said, "Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner. [...] Additionally, no Judges should be approved during this period of time because the Democrats are looking to ram through their Judges as the Republicans fight over Leadership."[195]

Selection as Senate minority whip

See also: U.S. Senate leadership elections, 2023

Thune was re-elected to be Senate minority whip in the 118th Congress when Senate Republicans held their leadership elections on November 16, 2022. He ran unopposed.[196]

Campaign finance summary


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John Thune campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022U.S. Senate South DakotaWon general$13,176,739 $6,877,438
2016U.S. Senate, South DakotaWon $10,366,927 N/A**
2010U.S. Senate (South Dakota)Won $12,518,942 N/A**
2004U.S. Senate (South Dakota)Won $16,247,089 N/A**
2002U.S. Senate (South Dakota)Won $5,514,226 N/A**
2000U.S. House (South Dakota, At-large district)Won $1,221,843 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a four-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of four different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Thune's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $173,019 to $596,000. That averages to $384,509.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Senate members in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Thune ranked as the 87th most wealthy senator in 2012.[197] Between 2004 and 2012, Thune‘s calculated net worth[198] decreased by an average of 5 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[199]

John Thune Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$625,350
2012$384,509
Growth from 2004 to 2012:−39%
Average annual growth:−5%[200]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[201]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Thune received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 1995-2014, 19.01 percent of Thune's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[202]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
John Thune Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $40,443,506
Total Spent $30,888,358
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$3,058,865
Securities & Investment$1,404,720
Real Estate$1,131,220
Republican/Conservative$1,078,198
Leadership PACs$1,015,600
% total in top industry7.56%
% total in top two industries11.04%
% total in top five industries19.01%

Analysis

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[203]

Thune most often votes with:

Thune least often votes with:


Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Thune was a "moderate Republican leader," as of August 2014.[204] Thune was listed as a "far-right Republican leader," in July 2013.[205]

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Thune missed 43 of 3,419 roll call votes from January 2005 to September 2015. This amounts to 1.3 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[206]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Thune paid his congressional staff a total of $2,484,199 in 2011. He ranked 28th on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 38th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, South Dakota ranked 16th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[207]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Thune ranked 17th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[208]

2012

Thune ranked 21st in the conservative rankings in 2012.[209]

2011

Thune ranked 24th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[210]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

John Thune voted with the Republican Party 93.2 percent of the time, which ranked 3rd among the 45 Senate Republican members as of August 2014.[211]

2013

John Thune voted with the Republican Party 93.3 percent of the time, which ranked 3rd among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[212]

Recent news

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See also



External links

Footnotes

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