Senator John Thune
Republican · SD (Senate) · Senate Majority Leader
Basics
- Chamber
- senate
- Party
- Republican
- State
- SD
- Class
- —
- Rank
- senior
Contact & office
- Office
- 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
- Address
- 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Identifiers
- Bioguide
- T000250
- OSID
- N00004572
- C-SPAN
- 45552
- PVS
- —
Committees
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation (Member)
- Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade (Member)
- Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (Member)
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (Member)
- Health Care (Member)
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (Member)
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (Member)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Member)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Member)
- Senate Committee on Finance (Member)
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Ex Officio)
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety (Member)
- Taxation and IRS Oversight (Member)
- Telecommunications and Media (Member)
Sponsored bills (recent)
- S. 3725 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to expand the capacity and reach of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. (doing business as “Lewis & Clark Regional Water System”), in the States of Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. · 2026-01-29
- S. 3723 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System, and for other purposes. · 2026-01-29
- S. 3543 — Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025 · 2025-12-17
- S.Res. 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · 2025-12-04
- S.Res. 520 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · 2025-12-01
- S.Res. 478 — A resolution to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Kaminski. · 2025-10-30
- S.Res. 413 — A resolution authorizing the use of funds from the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account for security enhancements and services provided to Senators. · 2025-09-18
- S.Res. 412 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · 2025-09-18
- S.Res. 377 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · 2025-09-08
- S. 2608 — CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025 · 2025-07-31
Votes (recent)
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United Stat… · Yea · 2026-02-04
- On the Nomination PN726-2: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri · Yea · 2026-02-04
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United Stat… · Yea · 2026-02-04
- On the Nomination PN726-12: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska · Yea · 2026-02-04
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United Stat… · Yea · 2026-02-03
- On the Nomination PN726-6: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas · Yea · 2026-02-03
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States … · Yea · 2026-02-03
- On the Nomination PN726-5: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas · Yea · 2026-02-03
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be Un… · Yea · 2026-02-02
- H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · Yea · 2026-01-30
District / state context
- Population
- 890342
- Median income
- 69457
- Poverty rate
- 12.3
- State
- South Dakota
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