John Thune
RepublicanIn officeSouth Dakota · House 1997–2003 · Senate 2005–present
- Assistant Senate Majority Leader (2019–2021)
- Senate Majority Whip (2021–2021)
- Senate Minority Whip (2021–2023)
- Senate Minority Whip (2023–2025)
- Senate Majority Leader (2025–present)
Voting record by issue
Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.
Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.
Money & lobbying ties
Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.
91 committees, $368,700 total (cycle 2024). Source: FEC Schedule A, line 11C. A contribution is a documented financial relationship — it is not evidence that any vote was influenced by it. Conduit committees such as ActBlue and WinRed appear here as the FEC records them, but they forward earmarked donations from individuals rather than giving money of their own.
| Committee | Cycle | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FREE STATE PAC | 2024 | $10,000 |
| ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC | 2024 | $10,000 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY PAC | 2024 | $10,000 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC | 2024 | $10,000 |
| WINE INSTITUTE PAC | 2024 | $10,000 |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. PAC | 2024 | $7,500 |
| AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS | 2024 | $5,000 |
| INSPIRE BRANDS INC. PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) | 2024 | $5,000 |
| COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| GLOBE LIFE INC. PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| COEUR MINING, INC. PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| GLAUKOS IPAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| ACCENTURE INC. PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. PAC (AKA 'CARLYLE PAC') | 2024 | $5,000 |
| CALPORTLAND CO. PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | 2024 | $5,000 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BS | 2024 | $5,000 |
Industry rollups are not shown
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Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceEx Officio
- ↳ Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- ↳ Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
- ↳ Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
- ↳ Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- ↳ Health Care
- ↳ International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- ↳ Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- ↳ Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- ↳ Taxation and IRS Oversight
- ↳ Telecommunications and Media
Full term history
| Years | Chamber | State | Party | Congress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1999 | House | SD-AL | Republican | 105–106 |
| 1999–2001 | House | SD-AL | Republican | 106–107 |
| 2001–2003 | House | SD-AL | Republican | 107–108 |
| 2005–2011 | Senate | SD | Republican | 109–112 |
| 2011–2017 | Senate | SD | Republican | 112–115 |
| 2017–2023 | Senate | SD | Republican | 115–118 |
| 2023–present | Senate | SD | Republican | 118–121 |