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John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Thune has served since 202
Official portrait, 2021
Thune surveys tornado damage in Spencer, South Dakota, in 1998, alongside Bill Janklow, Tom Daschle, Al Gore, Tim Johnson, James Lee Witt, and Rick Weiland.
Thune and his wife Kimberley with Vice President Dick Cheney in 2005
Thune in 2010 during the 111th Congress
The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and people of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as chief spokespersons for their
John Thune
…as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Thune has served since 2025 as Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader. From 1997 to 2003, Thune served as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district. Born in…
Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)
Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY)
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)