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    John Thune

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    Republican Party

    U.S. Senate South Dakota

    Tenure

    2005 - Present

    Term ends

    2023

    Years in position

    16

    Prior offices
    Representative U. S. House of Representatives

    Compensation

    Base salary

    $174,000

    Net worth

    $384,509.50

    Elections and appointments
    Last elected

    November 8, 2016

    Education

    Bachelor's

    Biola University, 1983

    Graduate

    University of South Dakota, 1984

    Personal
    Religion
    Christian: Protestant
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    John Thune (b. January 7, 1961, in Pierre, S.D.) is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from the state of South Dakota. Thune was first elected to the Senate in 2004. Thune serves as Senate minority whip. He previously served as the Senate majority whip from 2019 to 2021.[1]

    Thune won re-election in 2016 with more than 71% of the vote.[2] He defeated Jay Williams (D) in the general election.

    Before being elected to the Senate, Thune served as the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1997 to 2003.

    Thune has an MBA from the University of South Dakota. He was appointed to the Small Business Administration by President Ronald Reagan.[3]

    Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Thune is one of the most reliable Republican votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Republican Party in Congress.


    Biography[edit]

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    In 1983, Thune received his bachelor's degree from Biola University in La Mirada, California. He earned his M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1984.[4] Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Thune served in the U.S. House of Representatives.[4]

    Career[edit]

    Below is an abbreviated outline of Thune's academic, professional, and political career:[4]

    • 2005-Present: U.S. Senator from South Dakota
      • 2019-Present: Senate Republican Whip
    • 1997-2003: Member of the United States House of Representatives
    • 1993-1996: Served as director, South Dakota State Municipal League
    • 1991-1993: Served as director, South Dakota State Railroad Division
    • 1989-1991: Served as director, South Dakota State Republican Party
    • 1985-1986: Worked on the staff of United States Senator James Abdnor of South Dakota

    Committee assignments[edit]

    U.S. Senate[edit]

    2021-2022

    Thune was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

    2019-2020

    Thune was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

    2017-2018[edit]

    At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Thune was assigned to the following committees:[5]

    2015-2016[edit]

    Thune served on the following committees:[6]

    2013-2014[edit]

    Thune served on the following Senate committees:[7]

    • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
      • Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
      • Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
      • Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
    • Commerce, Science and Transportation
      • Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
      • Subcommittee on Science and Space
      • Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
      • Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
      • Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
      • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
      • Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
    • Finance
      • The Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
      • The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
      • The Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight

    2011-2012[edit]

    Thune served on the following Senate committees:[8]

    Key votes[edit]

    See also: Key votes

    Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

    Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020[edit]

    Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress[edit]

    Issues[edit]

    National security[edit]

    Letter to Iran[edit]

    On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval was merely an "executive agreement." The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Thune was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[100]

    The letter caused backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress.[101] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[102]

    Drones filibuster[edit]

    See also: Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013

    On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists were critical of President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster—13 Republicans and one Democrat.[103][104][105]

    Thune was one of the 13 Republican senators who joined Paul in his filibuster.[106][107]

    Thirty Republican senators did not support the filibuster.[108][109][110]

    The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."[111]

    Possible 2016 Republican vice presidential candidate[edit]

    See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016

    Thune was mentioned in 2016 as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate. Click here for the full list of those who were floated by politicians and news outlets as possible running mates.

    Presidential preference[edit]

    2016[edit]

    On October 8, 2016, after The Washington Post released a 2005 video of Donald Trump making comments about women that the Post described as "extremely lewd," Thune called on Trump to withdraw as the 2016 Republican nominee for president. On October 12, 2016, Thune said that despite his request for Trump to withdraw, he will support the Republican ticket.[112][113][114]

    See also: Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape


    2012

    See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

    John Thune endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[115]

    Elections[edit]

    2016[edit]

    See also: United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2016

    Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated South Dakota's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Thune (R) defeated Jay Williams (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[2]

    U.S. Senate, South Dakota General Election, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Thune Incumbent 71.8% 265,516
         Democratic Jay Williams 28.2% 104,140
    Total Votes 369,656
    Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

    2010[edit]

    On November 2, 2010, Thune won re-election to the United States Senate. He ran unopposed in the general election.[116]

    U.S. Senate, South Dakota General Election, 2010
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Thune Incumbent 100% 227,947
    Total Votes 227,947

    Full history[edit]


    Campaign donors[edit]


    Comprehensive donor history[edit]

    Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.


    John Thune campaign contribution history
    Year Office Result Contributions
    2016 U.S. Senate, South Dakota  ✔ $10,366,927
    2010 U.S. Senate (South Dakota)  ✔ $12,518,942
    2004 U.S. Senate (South Dakota)  ✔ $16,247,089
    2002 U.S. Senate (South Dakota)  ✔ $5,514,226
    2000 U.S. House (South Dakota, At-large district)  ✔ $1,221,843
    Grand total raised $45,869,027

    Source: Follow the Money


    2016[edit]

    Thune won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016. During that election cycle, Thune's campaign committee raised a total of $10,366,927 and spent $6,779,125.[121] This is less than the average $10.08 million spent by U.S. Senate winners in 2016.[122]

    Cost per vote[edit]

    Thune spent $25.53 per general election vote received in 2016.

    U.S. Senate, South Dakota, 2016 - John Thune Campaign Contributions
    Total Raised $10,366,927
    Total Spent $6,779,125
    Total Raised by Election Runner-up $70,500
    Total Spent by Election Runner-up $64,520
    Top contributors to John Thune's campaign committee
    Blackstone Group$55,097
    NextEra Energy$52,000
    Sanford Health$40,246
    Arizona Tile$34,600
    AT&T Inc$33,000
    Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
    Retired$737,762
    Securities & Investment$422,688
    Insurance$390,868
    Lobbyists$367,198
    Real Estate$304,082
    Source: Open Secrets

    2010[edit]

    Thune won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Thune's campaign committee raised a total of $12,518,942 and spent $5,382,436.[123]

    Personal Gain Index[edit]

    Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
    See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

    The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a four-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
    It consists of four different metrics:

    PGI: Change in net worth[edit]

    See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
    Net Worth Metric graphic.png

    Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Thune's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $173,019 to $596,000. That averages to $384,509.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Senate members in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Thune ranked as the 87th most wealthy senator in 2012.[124] Between 2004 and 2012, Thune‘s calculated net worth[125] decreased by an average of 5 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[126]

    John Thune Yearly Net Worth
    YearAverage Net Worth
    2004$625,350
    2012$384,509
    Growth from 2004 to 2012:-39%
    Average annual growth:-5%[127]
    Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[128]
    The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

    PGI: Donation Concentration Metric[edit]

    See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

    Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Thune received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

    From 1995-2014, 19.01 percent of Thune's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[129]

    Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
    John Thune Campaign Contributions
    Total Raised $40,443,506
    Total Spent $30,888,358
    Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
    Retired$3,058,865
    Securities & Investment$1,404,720
    Real Estate$1,131,220
    Republican/Conservative$1,078,198
    Leadership PACs$1,015,600
    % total in top industry7.56%
    % total in top two industries11.04%
    % total in top five industries19.01%

    Analysis[edit]

    Like-minded colleagues[edit]

    The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[130]

    Thune most often votes with:

    Thune least often votes with:


    Ideology and leadership[edit]

    See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

    Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Thune was a "moderate Republican leader," as of August 2014.[131] Thune was listed as a "far-right Republican leader," in July 2013.[132]

    Lifetime voting record[edit]

    See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

    According to the website GovTrack, Thune missed 43 of 3,419 roll call votes from January 2005 to September 2015. This amounts to 1.3 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[133]

    Congressional staff salaries[edit]

    See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

    The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Thune paid his congressional staff a total of $2,484,199 in 2011. He ranked 28th on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 38th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, South Dakota ranked 16th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[134]

    National Journal vote ratings[edit]

    See also: National Journal vote ratings

    Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

    2013[edit]

    Thune ranked 17th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[135]

    2012[edit]

    Thune ranked 21st in the conservative rankings in 2012.[136]

    2011[edit]

    Thune ranked 24th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[137]

    Voting with party[edit]

    The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

    2014[edit]

    John Thune voted with the Republican Party 93.2 percent of the time, which ranked 3rd among the 45 Senate Republican members as of August 2014.[138]

    2013[edit]

    John Thune voted with the Republican Party 93.3 percent of the time, which ranked 3rd among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[139]

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ United States Senate, "Party Whips," accessed January 26, 2021
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed April 1, 2016
    3. ↑ US Senate Official Biography "John Thune," accessed January 28, 2019
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "John Thune," accessed November 4, 2011
    5. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
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    11. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
    12. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
    13. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
    14. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
    15. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
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    19. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
    20. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
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    22. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
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    25. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
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    32. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
    33. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695)," February 8, 2018
    34. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with Further Amendment)," January 22, 2018
    35. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 22, 2018
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    37. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370)," December 21, 2017
    38. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
    39. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 123)," December 7, 2017
    40. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 As Amended )," December 2, 2017
    41. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71 As Amended)," October 19, 2017
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    44. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. 54, As Amended), December 13, 2018
    45. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2810 As Amended)," September 18, 2017
    46. ↑ The Hill, "Senate sends $692B defense policy bill to Trump's desk," November 15, 2017
    47. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3364)," July 27, 2017
    48. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 722 As Amended)," June 15, 2017
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    50. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
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    87. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
    88. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "PN 48 - Nomination of John Brennan to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
    89. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013)," accessed February 12, 2014
    90. ↑ New York Times, "Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers," accessed February 12, 2014
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    94. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "HR 325 - To Ensure the Complete and Timely Payment of the Obligations of the United States Government Until May 19, 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
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    96. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2775 As Amended," accessed October 31, 2013
    97. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "S Amdt 1197 - Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
    98. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
    99. ↑ U.S. Senate, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
    100. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Text of GOP Senators’ Letter to Iran’s Leaders on Nuclear Talks," March 9, 2015
    101. ↑ Politico, "Iran letter blowback startles GOP," March 12, 2015
    102. ↑ Fox News, "Firestorm erupts over GOP letter challenging Obama's power to approve Iran nuclear deal," March 10, 2015
    103. ↑ CNN, "Rand Paul says he's heard from White House after filibuster," March 7, 2013
    104. ↑ USA Today, "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest," March 7, 2013
    105. ↑ ABC News, "Rand Paul Wins Applause From GOP and Liberals," March 7, 2013
    106. ↑ The Blaze, "Here Are All the GOP Senators That Participated in Rand Paul’s 12+ Hour Filibuster… and the Ones Who Didn’t," March 7, 2013
    107. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Sen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan," March 7, 2013
    108. ↑ Breitbart, "AWOL: Meet The GOP Senators Who Refused to Stand With Rand," March 7, 2013
    109. ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul filibuster blasted by Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham," March 7, 2013
    110. ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul pulls plug on nearly 13-hour filibuster," March 7, 2017
    111. ↑ Washington Post, "Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with ‘no’," March 7, 2013
    112. ↑ Twitter, "Senator John Thune," October 8, 2016
    113. ↑ The Washington Post, "Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005," October 8, 2016
    114. ↑ The New York Times, "Some in G.O.P. Who Deserted Donald Trump Over Lewd Tape are Returning," October 12, 2016
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    116. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
    117. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
    118. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
    119. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
    120. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
    121. ↑ Open Secrets, "Career Fundraising for John Thune," accessed May 16, 2017
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    125. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
    126. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
    127. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
    128. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
    129. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Sen. John Thune," accessed October 2, 2014
    130. ↑ OpenCongress, "John Thune," archived March 4, 2016
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    137. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," accessed February 23, 2012
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