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U.S. Senator from South Dakota · Class III

John Thune

Republican 4th term Up 2028
98LoyaltyMed 100
100AttendMed 98
11BipartMed 9
19BreaksMed 2

Position · +0.43

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2005–now
House 1997–2003
27 years in CongressMore senior than 86% of the Senate
Breaks on
  • Government Operations and Politics 8%
  • Economics and Public Finance 8%
Committees
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Finance
Bills on
  • Congress
  • Agriculture and Food
  • Taxation
Age
65

Where Thune has influence

Roles

Talks most about

  • Government Operations and Politics 5 statementsCriticized Democrats for blocking votes on Clarity Act and permitting reform
  • Commerce 2 statementsPraised GENIUS Act for regulatory clarity and stablecoin market growth
  • Congressional Stock Trading 1 statementSupports stock purchase ban for members of Congress
  • Military Health Care 1 statementAnnounced $50 billion rural health care investment program in all 50 states
  • Taxation 1 statementPraised Working Families Tax Cuts for providing $7,000 average tax cut to small businesses
  • Agriculture and Food 1 statementSupports Republican farm bill advancement with E15 fuel provisions

Stories in Thune’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Thune breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Thune voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for Senate Republicans.

  1. Government Operations and Politics 8% · 1 of 13 party 0%
  2. Economics and Public Finance 8% · 14 of 184 party 1%
  3. Congress 6% · 1 of 18 party 0%

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Thune broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Jul 14, 2026 S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
50–46
Mar 26, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
53–47
Mar 12, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On the Cloture Motion · This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
51–46
Feb 24, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
50–45
Feb 12, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On the Cloture Motion · This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
52–47
Jan 30, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On the Motion to Table · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
67–33
Jan 30, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On the Amendment · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
32–67
Jan 29, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
45–55

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Thune is saying

All 25 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Thune voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.11· expected 1.02

Meets expectations

Rank 31 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Thune’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 21
  2. Action in committee 5
  3. Action beyond committee 5
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 1

21 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 20 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Thune’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Thune.

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 1 missed of 915

Voted on 914 of 915 roll calls; missed 1. Higher than 96% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
98/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 46 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 839 votes that split the parties. Lower than 64% of senators.

75% 100%
11/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 75% of senators.

0% 30%
+0.43

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 58 sponsored bills

Sponsored 58 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 69 (median 308), 26 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Congress, Agriculture and Food, Taxation.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Nominations224 100%
Economics and Public Finance207 32%
Other118 100%
Armed Forces & National Security52 81%
Immigration37 27%
International Affairs36 17%
Energy & environment26 100%
Congress19 89%
Environmental Protection19 63%
Finance and Financial Sector19 74%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 100%
Energy13 100%
Government Operations and Politics13 69%
Taxes, finance & economy13 100%
Sports and Recreation12 67%
Transportation and Public Works12 42%
Foreign affairs & trade10 100%
Health care10 100%
Housing and Community Development9 100%
Transportation & infrastructure8 100%
Taxation7 57%
Budget & appropriations7 100%
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 17%
Crime and Law Enforcement4 100%
Health4 25%
Education & families3 100%
Education2 50%
Emergency Management2 0%
Science, Technology, Communications2 100%
Immigration & border2 100%
Crime & justice2 100%
Families1 0%

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Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RAlan ArmstrongOK Senate98%agreement
  2. RPete RickettsNE Senate98%agreement
  3. RDeb FischerNE Senate98%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Thune’s campaign raised $4.1M: $1.3M (32%) from individuals and $758K (18%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $17.7M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Thune

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 178.

  1. Mortgage Bankers Association Trade association PAC
  2. Black & Veatch Corporate PAC
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Thune’s own leadership PAC: Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC, Heartland Values PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

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Résumé and contact