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John Thune
John Randolph Thune, born in 1961 in Pierre, South Dakota, is an American Republican politician.
- Born
- 1961 (65 years), Pierre
- Party
- Republican Party
- Office
- Majority Leader of the United States Senate 2025–
United States senator 2005– - Education
- Biola University, University of South Dakota
- Website
- thune.senate.gov
Right · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: conservative Republican, traditional conservatism
Ideology: conservatism
26%Probability · Senate Majority Leader?
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He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003 and has been a U.S. Senator from South Dakota since 2005. He has been Senate Majority Leader since January 2025. He is named in the market on who will be the next Senate Majority Leader.
Career
Thune graduated from Biola University (BA, 1983) and earned an MBA at the University of South Dakota (1984). He worked as an aide to Senator James Abdnor, was executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party from 1989 to 1991, state Railroad Director from 1991 to 1993 and head of the South Dakota Municipal League from 1993 to 1996. He served in the House from 1997 to 2003 and entered the Senate in 2005 after defeating Democratic leader Tom Daschle. In the Senate he was Republican Conference chair from 2012 to 2019, Majority Whip from 2019 to 2021 and Minority Whip from 2021 to 2025, before his election as Majority Leader in January 2025.
- Majority Leader of the United States Senate 2025–
- United States senator 2005–
- United States representative 1997–2003
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Photo: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
- John Thune 26%
Mar 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Senate Majority Leader?
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Schumer | 48% | ||
| John Thune | Right | 65 | 26% |
| Brian Schatz | 9% | ||
| Chris Van Hollen | 5% | ||
| Tom Cotton | 4% | ||
| Patty Murray | 3% | ||
| Cory Booker | Centre-left | 57 | 3% |
| Steve Daines | 2% | ||
| John Barrasso | 1% | ||
| Amy Klobuchar | <1% | ||
| Mark Kelly | <1% | ||
| Lindsey Graham Resolved | 0% |