John Thune
John Randolph Thune (born January 7, 1961)[1] is an American politician. Thune is the senior United States Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He used to be a United States Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
John Thune | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Leader-elect of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Mitch McConnell |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Dick Durbin |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | John Cornyn |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
| Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | Roger Wicker |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| In office January 26, 2012 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Vice Chair | Roy Blunt |
| Preceded by | Lamar Alexander |
| Succeeded by | John Barrasso |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 26, 2012 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | John Ensign |
| Succeeded by | John Barrasso |
| United States Senator from South Dakota | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2005 Serving with Mike Rounds | |
| Preceded by | Tom Daschle |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Janklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Randolph Thune January 7, 1961 Pierre, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Kimberley Weems (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Biola University (BA) University of South Dakota (MBA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website |
Thune was born on January 7, 1961 in Murdo, South Dakota. He is of Norwegian descent.[2] Thune studied at Biola University and at the University of South Dakota. He has been married to Kimberley Weems since 1984. They have two children.
Thune was selected by the Senate Republican Conference to become the Majority Whip for the 116th Congress, replacing Senator John Cornyn of Texas, who was term limited in the position.[3] In 2021, he became Senate Minority Whip.
In 2024, Thune was elected to be the Senate Republican leader, replacing Mitch McConnell. Thune will be the first Senate party leader to have originally taken office as a senator in the 21st century.[4]
References
change- ↑ Brooks, David (2009-11-13). "Meet John Thune". The New York Times.
- ↑ "John Thune ancestry". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ↑ John Wagner; Mike DeBonis (November 14, 2018). "Congressional leadership elections: McConnell and Schumer keep the top spots; Pelosi seeks to shore up votes for speaker". The Washington Post.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ staff, The Hill. “Live Updates: Johnson Nominated for Speaker, Thune Elected Senate GOP Leader.” The Hill, 13 Nov. 2024, https://web.archive.org/web/20241113184833/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4987984-house-senate-republicans-leadership-election/. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Other websites
change- United States Senator John Thune official U.S. Senate site
- Friends of John Thune official campaign site
- www.amazon.com
- Profile Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine from SourceWatch
- Representative-Elect John Thune (R-SD) profile from CNN, 1996
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