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Sen. John Thune
- South Dakota
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TRACK OFFICIAL
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Party
Republican
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Current Office
U.S. Senate
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First Elected
11/2/2004
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Next Election
2016
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Sponsored Bills
Congress 113
8
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CoSponsored Bills
Congress 113
42
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Missed Vote %
0.61%
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Votes with Party
94.18%
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- Contact Info
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OFFICE ADDRESS
320 North Main Avenue Suite B Sioux Falls, SD
Ph: 605-334-9596
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John Randolph Thune is the junior United States Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a United States Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
Thune was born in the small town of Murdo, South Dakota, the son of Yvonne Patricia (maiden name Bodine), and Harold Richard Thune. Thune's paternal grandfather, Nick Thune, was an immigrant from Norway who partnered with his brother Matt to start Thune Hardware stores in Mitchell and Murdo, South Dakota. His maternal grandfather was from Ontario in Canada, and Thune's mother had been born in Saskatchewan. Thune was a star athlete in high school, and was active in basketball, ...
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John Randolph Thune is the junior United States Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a United States Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
John Thune
has sponsored bill
S2220
A bill to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S2205
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain small businesses from the employer health insurance mandate and to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of such mandate.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S2161
A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing any final rule under the Clean Air Act until the date on which the Administrator improves certain employment effect analyses under that Act.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S2132
A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S2118
ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S2094
A bill to provide for the establishment of nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation....
John Thune
has sponsored bill
S2086
A bill to address current emergency shortages of propane and other home heating fuels and to provide greater flexibility and information for Governors to address such emergencies in the future.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation....
John Thune
has sponsored bill
S2038
A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance....
John Thune
has sponsored bill
S2026
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S1753
A bill to extend Government liability, subject to appropriation, for certain third-party claims arising from commercial space launches.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S1758
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to Medicare data.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance....
John Thune
has sponsored bill
S1724
A bill to provide that the reinsurance fee for the transitional reinsurance program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and group health plans.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S1712
A bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S1670
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary....
John Thune
has co-sponsored bill S1645
A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States.
Current Status
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance....