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John Thune

U.S. Senator (Class 3)

State of SD · senate

Republicanfederal
21 years tenure50 votes recorded10 bills sponsored

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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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Voting Record

50 total
Yea 88%Nay 12%
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara Bailey to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Dec 18, 2001

YEA
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexander C. Van Hook to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Dec 18, 2001

YEA
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense

Dec 18, 2001

YEA
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Dec 18, 2001

YEA
Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations as Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 532

Dec 18, 2001

YEA
SJRES 82A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".

Dec 18, 2001

NAY
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 412

Dec 17, 2001

YEA
Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Dec 17, 2001

YEA
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Dec 17, 2001

YEA
Confirmation: Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Dec 17, 2001

YEA

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