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    John Randolph Thune 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. Thune is in his fourth Senate term and is the dean of South Dakota's congressional delegation. From 1997 to 2003, he served three terms as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
    BornJohn Randolph Thune · January 7, 1961 · Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpouseKimberley Weems (m. 1984)
    Children2
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    Early life, education, and early political career

    Thune was born in Pierre, South Dakota, the son of Yvonne Patricia (née Bodine) and Harold Richard Thune. Harold Thune was a fighter pilot in the Pacific theater during World War II who flew the Grumman F6F Hellcat; … See more

    U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2003)

    Thune began his political career in 1996 by entering the race for South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Almanac of American Politics said that Thune "entered the 1996 race as very much an u… See more

    U.S. Senate (2005–present)

    In 2002, after briefly considering a run for governor, Thune set his sights on the U.S. Senate. He ran against incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Johnson and lost by only 524 votes (0.15%). One study concluded: … See more

    Political positions

    In March 2019, Thune was one of 38 senators to sign a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue warning that dairy farmers "have continued to face market instability and are struggling to survive the fourth year … See more

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