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Summary

Senator John R. Thune

Full Name: John R. Thune
Office: U.S. Senate (SD) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kimberley; 2 Children: Brittany, Larissa
Birth Date: 01/07/1961
Birth Place: Pierre, SD
Home City: Sioux Falls, SD
Religion: Protestant

Recent Key Votes

H Con Res 34 - 2011-2012 Budget
Legislation-Concurrent Resolution (Yea)

May 25, 2011

S 3985 - Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 8, 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse additional payments of $250 to individuals who were entitled to any of the following in October, ...

S Amdt 3353 - Payment to Social Security Recipients
Amendment (Nay)

March 3, 2010 - Specifies that no payments for calendar year 2009, as authorized in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1, the "Stimulus" Act), shall ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to President Obama - Don't Link Keystone to More Red Tape & Taxes

May 23, 2013 - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and John Hoeven (R-ND) led a group of 24 Senators in a letter to President Obama demanding he approve ...

Thune Statement on Secretary of Transportation Confirmation Hearing

May 22, 2013 - U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following prepared remarks at today's Secretary of ...

Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Continued

May 21, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I first want to start with just a word about the tragedy in Oklahoma. Our thoughts and prayers ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Alliance for Retired Americans Positions 10%
2009-2010 Alzheimer's Impact Movement Positions 33%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $12,275,874.00
Total Spent $5,949,824.00
Cash On Hand $8,462,111.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Due to a later filing deadline or other circumstances delaying entry into our database, John Thune did not receive the 2012 Political Courage Test.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Washington, D.C. Website
http://thune.senate.gov/public/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/johnthune

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Thune/63002536261

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/senjohnthune

Washington, D.C.
United States Senate SD-511
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2321
Fax: 202-228-5429
Toll Free: 866-850-3855

District
1313 West Main Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: 605-348-7551

District
320 South 1st Street
Suite 101
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: 605-225-8823

District
320 North Main Avenue
Suite B
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 605-334-9596

Key Staff
Matt Zabel
Chief of Staff
493 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2321
Fax: 202-228-5429
Toll Free: 1-866-850-3855

Key Staff
Daffnei Riedel
Scheduler
493 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2321
Fax: 202-228-5429
Toll Free: 1-866-850-3855

Key Staff
Kyle Downey
CommunicationsDirector
493 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2321
Fax: 202-228-5429
Toll Free: 866-850-3855

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