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

Source

GovTrack roles API

Fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:33 UTC

Profile fetched: Feb 05, 2026 10:24 UTC

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)

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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