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John Thune
John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Thune has served since 2025 as Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader. From 1997 to 2003, Thune served as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
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business · American politician (born 1961) · politician · businessperson · railway executive · also John Thune, John R. Thune, John Randolph Thune, Thune
Born 7 January 1961 · Q462981
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2026· 19 entries
“absolutely be devastating and disastrous”
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Townhall: John Thune Gave the Double Bird to the GOP Base Saturday Morning
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Published video “Thune: Senate Republicans Deliver for the American People”.
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Coingape: BREAKING: Clarity Act “First Thing When We Come Back,” Senator John Thune Confirms
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Published video “Thune Joins America's Newsroom”.
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Published video “Thune: Farm Bill to Provide Real Support and Certainty for South Dakota Farmers and Ranchers”.
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Published video “Thune: Congress Has Important Work Ahead, Starting With Government Funding”.
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Published video “Thune: Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts Law Is Delivering for Hardworking Americans”.
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Published video “Thune on the Senate’s Historic Confirmation Pace”.
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The Wall Street Journal: John Thune’s Confirmation Fast Track
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Published video “Thune Joins The Hugh Hewitt Show”.
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Published video “Thune Urges Colleagues to Support Clean, Bipartisan Bill to Fund the Government”.
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Published video “Thune Discusses the Importance of Russia Sanctions Legislation”.
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Published video “Thune on Senate Advancement of Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act”.
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Public attention spiked: 7,819 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.8× the usual 2,038, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 9,407 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.6× the usual 2,038, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: US Senator ,then majority leader
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Public attention spiked: 6,116 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 2,038, with 0 article edits.
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Snopes rated the claim “As of April 20, 2026, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is refusing to bring the SAVE America Act up for debate or for a vote in the Senate.” Mostly False.
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2025· 5 entries
USA Today rated the claim “John Thune blocked Adam Schiff's assignments over Russia investigation” False.
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Thune spoke at Jimmy Carter's memorial service at the United States Capitol alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson
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Career landmark: Majority Leader of the United States Senate (2025).
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Thune supported secondary sanctions against Russia that would impose 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, natural gas, uranium and other exports
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Career landmark: United States senator (2025).
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2024· 3 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim ““After meeting with Elon Musk, Republican leader Sen. John Thune announces plans to cut Social Security.”” False.
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The Guardian: Senate Republicans elect John Thune as next majority leader
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Thune won the Senate Republican Conference leadership election on the second ballot to become the next Senate majority leader
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2023· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2023–2025).
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2021· 2 entries
Claimed: ““Only about 6% of the president’s proposal actually goes" to infrastructure, meaning "water, wastewater ... highways, roads, bridges, perhaps broadband.”” — rated 6% is too low by FactCheck.org.
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Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2023).
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2020· 1 entry
Campaign: 2020 presidential election results.
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2019· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States senator (2019–2021).
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Thune and Senator Ed Markey co-authored the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, which became law in December 2019
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2017· 5 entries
Thune became the center of media attention for saying in response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas: "It sounds like [the shooter] used conversion kits and other things, you know, to make the weapons more lethal
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The bill was known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017
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Claimed: “Said there’s “never been a successful partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee.”” — rated Not the Whole Story by FactCheck.org.
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“platforms that could trace the virus and help flatten the curve and stop the spread—and maintaining privacy protections for U.S. citizens”
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Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2019).
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2015· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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2014· 1 entry
Thune introduced the Reliable Home Heating Act (S
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2013· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2013–2015).
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2011· 2 entries
Thune announced he would not run for president in 2012
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Career landmark: United States senator (2011–2013).
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2009–2011).
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2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2007–2009).
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2006· 1 entry
Thune was chosen by Senate Republican whip Trent Lott to be the GOP's chief deputy whip
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2005–2007).
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2004· 3 entries
Thune defeated Daschle by 4,508 votes, winning 51% of the vote
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Thune challenged Tom Daschle, the United States Senate minority leader and leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus
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Thune ran for Senate again and defeated Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle
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2002· 2 entries
After briefly considering a run for governor, Thune set his sights on the U
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Narrowly losing to incumbent senator Tim Johnson
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (2001–2003).
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1999–2001).
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1998· 1 entry
With 75% of the vote and in 2000 with 73% of the vote
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1997–1999).
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1996· 2 entries
Was reelected in 1998 and 2000 before running for U
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By entering the race for South Dakota's lone seat in the U
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1989· 1 entry
Thune moved to Pierre, where he served as executive director of the state Republican Party for two years
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1984· 1 entry
Studied at University of South Dakota, Master of Business Administration (1984).
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1983· 2 entries
Studied at Biola University, Bachelor of Science (1983).
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With a Bachelor of Arts degree in business
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1979· 1 entry
Studied at Jones County High School (1979).
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-01-07.
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