John Thune

John Randolph Thune is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. Thune is in his fourth Senate term and is the Senate minority whip, a post he has held since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thune served three terms as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2003. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
John Thune has 2,051 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1996 Forum as a Republican Representative. The year with the most videos was 2021 with 161 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2010 with an average of 5,995 views per program. Most appearances with Mitch McConnell (283), John A. Barrasso M.D. (259), Roy Blunt (182). Most common tags: Washington Politics, Republican Party, Federal Budget.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2005 - Present U.S. Senator, R-SD View Map


Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2019 - Present) Republican Conference Chair (Jan 26, 2012 - Jan 03, 2019) Republican Policy Committee Chair (Jan 02, 2009 - Jan 26, 2012) Videos: 1,845

Previously

U.S. Senate Candidate, South Dakota
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c. October 4, 2002 - c. November 5, 2002 Videos: 14 U.S. Representative, R-SD January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2003 Videos: 192 U.S. Representative Candidate,
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c. November 5, 1996 - c. November 11, 1996 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Micah Smith, District of Hawaii; and Jamel Semper,…

  • Senate Republican Agenda

    Senate Republican Agenda

    During a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and…

  • Senate Session, Part 1

    Senate Session, Part 1

    The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey Bryan to be a U.S. District Court judge for Minnesota, and voted to invoke cloture…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate approved a House-passed short-term spending bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown before a midnight deadline…

  • Senate Session, Part 1

    Senate Session, Part 1

    The Senate met for a period of morning business. No votes were taken in this portion.

  • Senate Republican Agenda

    Senate Republican Agenda

    During a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told the press he would support the proposed continuing…

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Member of Congress Record

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Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 72
    • Total Time Speaking: 12 hours
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