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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.
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After a narrow loss in a U.S. Senate race in 2002, he won his current Senate seat in 2004, when he made history by defeating a sitting Senate party leader for the first time in 52 years. In 2010, John was elected to serve a second term in the Senate in a rare unopposed race.
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...
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.
Jan 8, 2022 · John Thune, the No. 2 Senate GOP leader and likely successor to Republican leader Mitch McConnell, has announced he will run for reelection in 2022, putting an end to the...
Mar 21, 2024 · Sen. John Thune has thrown his hat in the ring for the Senate Republican leadership position. SDPB's Lee Strubinger brings us his conversation with Thune. We talk about his bid for the Senate Republican leadership title and the South Dakota values he says he'd bring to the position.
