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John Randolph Thune (/ ˈ θ uː n / THOON; born January 7, 1961) 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 , he has been the Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader since January 2025.
Its current U.S. senators are Republicans John Thune (since 2005) and Mike Rounds (since 2015). Karl E. Mundt is South Dakota's longest-serving senator (1948–1973). South Dakota is one of fifteen states alongside California , Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Hawaii , Idaho , Louisiana , Maine , Massachusetts , Minnesota , Missouri , Nevada ...
With Trump's victory and Senate Republican's majority secured, the lead up to the race has intensified the jockeying between the three major contenders for the position: Sen. John Thune, Sen. John ...
Thune, Scott and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the three candidates for the position, all made clear that they supported the move shortly afterward — although Thune and Cornyn made clear that recess ...
Thune won with 29 votes, with Sen. John Cornyn of Texas coming close at 24 votes. Scott was eliminated after the first round of voting, where he received 13 votes — just three more than the 10 ...
2002 United States Senate election in South Dakota; 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota; 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota; 2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota; 2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota; 2024 Senate Republican Conference leadership election; 2026 United States Senate elections
Incoming U.S. Senate Republican leader John Thune faces the test of his career this year as he tries to steer Donald Trump's agenda through a narrowly divided Congress while protecting his own ...
How was Thune elected? Thune won 29-24 against his opponent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in a second round of voting. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., was also a contender but was eliminated in the first round.