U.S. Senate · South Dakota

Sen. John Thune

Senator · South Dakota

Republican27.3 yrs · 7th term

Contact

Office & Term

DistrictSouth Dakota

RepresentingSouth Dakota

Term startedJanuary 3, 2023

Term endsJanuary 3, 2029

Contact

511 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

202-224-2321

Official Website →Contact Form →

Social Media

Twitter / X@SenJohnThune YouTubeYouTube

Service HistoryGovTrack

27Total years

7Terms served

1997First elected

⚠Non-consecutive

House1997–1999

House1999–2001

House2001–2003

Senate2005–2011

Senate2011–2017

Senate2017–2023

BackgroundWikidata

Born January 7, 1961 in Pierre. Background: railway executive, politician, businessperson.

BornJan 7, 1961 (age 65)

BirthplacePierre

ReligionEvangelicalism

EducationJones County High SchoolUniversity of South DakotaBiola University

Prior Careerrailway executivepoliticianbusinesspersonmember of the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States senatorMajority Leader of the United States Senate

Recent Votes119th Congress · GovTrack

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Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 130: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to “Consumer Financi

May 13

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Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 141: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to “Debt Collection

May 13

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Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 132: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to “Examinations

May 13

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On the Nomination PN855-1: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years

May 13

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Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. Res. 526

May 13

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On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 163

May 13

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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kevin Warsh to be Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years

May 12

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On the Nomination PN855-2: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2026

May 12

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Campaign Finance

2025–2026 election cycle

Pro-Israel PAC Funding

$209,489

from FEC filings

Pro-Israel PAC Funding Breakdown

Contributing PACs (10)

AIPAC PAC

$104,030

NORPAC

$47,901

Republican Jewish Coalition PAC

$25,058

Desert Caucus

$10,000

Friends of Israel PAC

$5,000

World Alliance for Israel

$5,000

National PAC

$5,000

U.S. Israel PAC

$3,500

To Protect Our Heritage PAC

$2,000

Washington PAC

$2,000

Source: FEC filings. PAC data via Schedule B, IE data via Schedule E (support only). Tracks 20+ pro-Israel PACs.

Full FEC filing →OpenSecrets breakdown →

Accountability Scorecard

99%

Attendance

10,648 of 10,723 votes

0 / 46

Bills Enacted

0% enacted (119th Congress)

92%

Votes w/ Majority

92 of 100 recent votes

Far Right

Ideology

Political Position (GovTrack Analysis)

Ideology79/100

LiberalConservative

Leadership61/100

FollowerLeader

Stock Trading Disclosures

No recent stock trading disclosures found in our database. Members of Congress are required to report securities transactions within 45 days.

Senate eFD Search Capitol Trades

Members must report trades under the STOCK Act (2012).

Interest Group Ratings

Heritage Action

71%

Fiscal · 2026

Ratings sourced from public scorecards published by each organization

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