# John Thune

John Thune is a Republican U.S. senator from South Dakota.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, South Dakota
- Serving since: 2005-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: T000250
- FEC candidate IDs: H6SD00085, S2SD00068

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000250 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

30% of Thune’s statements discuss policy, the lowest of 52 Senate Republicans (average 70%).

## What Thune says (119th Congress (2025–27))

4,209 classified statements: 2,920 Congressional Record speeches, 1,054 posts on X, 196 press releases, 39 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Thune | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.1% | 31 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 10.6% | 17.4% | 44 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 29.8% | 70.4% | 52 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.4% | 12.6% | 26 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 15.6% | 36.1% | 51 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 2.8% | 2.9% | 20 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 36% (Senate Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 33% (Senate Republicans 25%); Economics and Public Finance 30% (Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 21% (Senate Republicans 6.7%); Immigration 19% (Senate Republicans 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.92 (standard error 0.01), from 7,697 donors and 5,012 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 97.7% (98.4%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 58 bills: 57 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 69. 67.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 1 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S.Res. 928: A resolution to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Terry. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/928
- S. 5359: Pennington County Land Conveyance Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5359
- S.Res. 839: A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Federal Trade Commission v. Key Investment Group, LLC, et al. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/839
- S.Res. 840: A resolution to authorize testimony and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/840
- S.Res. 817: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/817
- S.Con.Res. 37: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/37
- S.Res. 810: A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/810
- S. 5015: Broadband MAP Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5015
- S.Res. 745: A resolution to authorize production of records to the United States Attorney. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/745
- S. 4448: Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4448

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.7M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 17% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 22% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2114835957757207017
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2114852372375830724
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2114121556641337544
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2113424789155057823
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2113369669965083077
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2113382370535506108
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2113400527031546038
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2111642273947472189
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2109649279396860112
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/2109734765427327292

## Links

- Official site: https://www.thune.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenJohnThune
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeaderJohnThune
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senjohnthune
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/johnthune
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000250

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000250