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John Thune U.S. Senator for South Dakota. Menu. About Toggle Submenu. Biography. Committee Assignments. Contact Toggle Submenu. ... Thune, Colleagues Introduce ... Aberdeen Office 205 6th Avenue SE Suite 202 Aberdeen, SD 57401 Phone: (605) 225-8823. Sioux Falls Office 5015 South Bur Oak Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Phone: (605) ...
John Randolph Thune (/ ˈ θ uː n / THOON; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005.Thune is in his fourth Senate term and is the Senate minority whip, a post he has held since 2021.A member of the Republican Party, Thune served three terms as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large ...
John Thune grew up in Murdo, South Dakota. His interest in politics was sparked at a young age after making five of six free throws during a freshman high school basketball game. He was later greeted by a spectator who said, “I noticed you missed one.” That spectator happened to be a well-known sports enthusiast and then-South Dakota U.S ...
Mar 4, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Sen. John Thune is entering the race to be the next Republican leader of the U.S. Senate once Sen. Mitch McConnell steps away from the post in November. Thune, currently the No. 2 Senate Republican, told local news outlets that he is interested in the job. He said in an interview with South Dakota’s Keloland News that “I hope to be” the next leader and ...
Mar 7, 2024 · When John Thune of South Dakota first won his Senate seat 20 years ago, he made history by defeating a party's Senate leader for the first time in more than 50 years. Today, he's a candidate to ...
Jan 8, 2022 · John Thune, No. 2 Senate GOP leader, will seek reelection The South Dakota Republican, a likely successor to Republican leader Mitch McConnell, says he will run for reelection in 2022, putting an ...
Feb 7, 2023 · Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is the second-highest-ranking Republican in the Senate. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss what he'd like to hear from President Biden's State of the Union address.
Jan 8, 2022 · South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, announced Saturday he is running for re-election in 2022. “I’ve always promised that I would do the work, even when it was ...
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. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2003). While in high school, Thune met U.S. Rep. Jim Abdnor, who sparked his
Dec 21, 2021 · Mr. Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, is considering giving up his South Dakota seat because of both family concerns and Donald Trump’s enduring hold on the G.O.P.
