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John Randolph Thune (/ ˈθuːn / THOON; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he has been the Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader since 2025.

In 2022, John became the second South Dakotan in history to be elected to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. For the 119th Congress, John serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; and the Finance Committee.

Nov 13, 2024 · Biola University alumnus Senator John Thune (’83) is the next United States Senate Majority Leader. He will replace Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been the Senate Majority Leader for 17 years. As Senate Majority Leader, Thune (R-SD) is the highest-ranking official in the upper chamber and is r...

Nov 14, 2024 · Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to become Senate majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.

Jan 17, 2025 · John Thune is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and began representing South Dakota the following year. Thune became the Senate majority leader in 2025. He previously served …

U.S. Senator John Thune, R-SD John Thune was raised in the town of Murdo, South Dakota, which had a population of 500. John's father was a World War II fighter pilot who returned home to Murdo to run the family hardware store and started teaching and coaching and his mother was the school librarian.

Nov 8, 2022 · Thune (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent South Dakota. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. 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]

Nov 13, 2024 · Senate Republicans have elected John Thune, the long-serving senator from South Dakota, as their new leader in the chamber. The 63-year-old won a secret ballot on Wednesday, defeating Florida...

Thune is the senior United States Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He used to be a United States Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district. In 2025, he became the Senate Majority Leader. Thune was born on January 7, 1961 in Pierre, South Dakota. He is of Norwegian descent. [2]