John Thune
- Previous profession
- Executive director, South Dakota Municipal League; State Railroad Director, 1991
- First public office
- 1996Elected to the At Large District for the 105th Congress on November 5, 1996
- Years in public office
- 29
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Thune has a recorded vote on 38 laws that passed.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 38 came to a recorded vote in the Senate while Thune is a member. The rest passed the Senate by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Thune votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Rescissions Act of 2025, which cancelled about $9 billion in approved spending; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Thune votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the Senate in that time. Thune votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Thune votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Thune votes the same way as most Senate Republicans on all 38 of these Yes and No votes.
Votes on laws that passed
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws and 1 executive order.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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3 excerpts
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Thune to Schumer’s Shutdown Senators: This Isn’t a Political Game, It’s People’s Livelihoods
“So Mr. President, I ask that the senator from New Mexico modify his request so that the Senate can proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 168, H.R. 5371, that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.”
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Thune: Senate Republicans Secure Permanent Tax Relief for Hardworking Americans
“And I should mention that yesterday the Congressional Budget Office released a new H.R. 1 analysis, which characteristically … underestimates the economic growth – and hence the revenue – that this bill will provide.”
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Thune, Durbin Ask Trump to Permit the Nationwide, Year-Round Sale of E15 Fuel
“Furthermore, this effort is in line with your executive order “Declaring a National Energy Emergency” that implores Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Zeldin and Department of Energy Secretary Wright to consider issuing these emergency waivers. And finally, this action will give the agriculture economy much needed certainty by increasing the domestic demand for American commodities.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 3 spending items this member requested, $75,000,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority (FSD) | Public Law 119-75 | Concourse Expansion ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | SD | $30,000,000 |
| Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Public Law 119-75 | Airline Concourse ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | SD | $20,000,000 |
| SD | Public Law 119-75 | SD44 Bridge Replacement and ImprovementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | SD | $25,000,000 |
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Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: www.johnthune.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 1 page of www.johnthune.com saved on October 8, 2026.From a secondary source
- An Internet Archive copy of www.johnthune.com, the earliest captured November 9, 2022. We ask the Archive for the copy closest to election day, November 8, 2022.From a secondary source
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Thune's campaign reports receiving $4,141,899.89 and reports spending $1,812,345.51, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number S2SD00068as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S2SD00068as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $4,141,899.89 | $4,163,983.31 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,812,345.51 | $5,721,878.68 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $17,713,891.65 | $15,384,337.27 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number S2SD00068as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S2SD00068as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,089,623.27 | $1,100,962.75 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $215,176.13 | $239,030.04 |
| Other political committees | $758,000.00 | $555,700.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00409581
- COMMONSENSE, CONSERVATIVE VALUES PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00748186
- HEARTLAND VALUES PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00409003
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