U.S. Senator · R Republican
John Thune
South Dakota
John Thune is a Republican U.S. Senator from South Dakota. He has served in the Senate since January 2005, and previously served in the House (1997–2003). He serves as Senate Majority Leader. He sits on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance committees and is Ex Officio of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. His seat is next on the ballot in November 2028.
Biography assembled from Congress.gov and congress-legislators records: office, service dates, leadership and committee assignments. Nothing else is inferred.
Committees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Subcommittees: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology · Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittees: Aviation, Space, and Innovation · Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy · Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety · Telecommunications and Media
Subcommittees: Health Care · International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness · Taxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceEx Officio
Leadership
- Senate Majority Leader since 2025-01-03
Legislation sponsored
taught corpusNone of the taught corpus bills are sponsored by John Thune. See every bill they sponsored on Congress.gov.
In the news
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