• THUNE, JOHN
Experience: Senate: 2005-Present
Home State: South Dakota
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Personal

    Full Name: John R. Thune
    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

Education

    MBA, University of South Dakota, 1984
    BS, Biola University, 1983

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
    Former Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Minority Conference Chair, United States Senate, 2015
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-2002
    Candidate, United States Senate, 2002
    Executive Director, South Dakota Republican Party, 1989-1991

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
    Commerce, Science and Transportation, Chair
    Finance, Member
    Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Member
    Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Member
    Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, Member
    Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Member
    Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Chief Deputy Whip, Republican Conference
    Former Vice-Chair, Republican Conference
    Chair, Republican Conference
    Former Chair, Republican Policy Committee

Professional Experience

    Staff, United States Small Business Administration
    Director, South Dakota Municipal League, 1993-1996
    Director, State Railroad Division, South Dakota, 1991-1993
    Congressional Aide, United States Senator Jim Abdnor, 1985-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Directors, National League of Cities
Total: 2
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07/16/2015
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06/09/2015
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General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 263
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/18/2010 S.3987 Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 12/18/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-319. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/14/2010 S.3779 Deficit Reduction and Budget Reform Act of 2010 09/14/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
01/20/2010 S.2938 Erasing our National Debt Through Accountability and Responsibility Plan Act of 2010 01/20/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/03/2009 S.2097 Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act 12/03/2009 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-318.  (All Actions)
11/17/2009 S.2787 TARP Sunset Act of 2009 11/17/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/27/2010 S.3652 Deficit Reduction and Budget Reform Act of 2010 07/27/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
05/25/2010 S.3416 A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses. 05/25/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/13/2010 S.3359 Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act 05/13/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/07/2010 S.Res.518 A resolution designating the week beginning May 9, 2010, as "National Nursing Home Week". 05/07/2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
06/11/2009 S.1242 Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009 06/11/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/03/2009 S.1167 Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2009 06/03/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/14/2009 S.1044 Preserving Future United States Capability to Project Power Globally Act of 2009 05/14/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
03/18/2009 S.636 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. 03/18/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
04/30/2009 S.943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. 04/30/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
04/22/2009 S.869 Debt Reduction Priority Act 04/22/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/22/2009 S.862 Debt Reduction Priority Act 04/22/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/21/2009 S.845 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 04/21/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/21/2009 S.371 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 04/21/2009 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.   (All Actions)
03/05/2009 S.527 A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production. 03/05/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
02/24/2009 S.457 Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 02/24/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
Total: 1672
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.1350 A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board.
06/14/2017 S.517 Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
06/13/2017 S.1250 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
06/13/2017 S.1094 Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
06/12/2017 S.1339 A bill to provide authority for access to certain business records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
05/22/2017 S.Res.175 A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
05/18/2017 S.1129 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017
05/17/2017 S.21 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
05/03/2017 S.1016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2017
04/26/2017 S.944 American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017
04/26/2017 S.203 RPM Act of 2017
04/06/2017 S.870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017
04/05/2017 S.770 MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017
04/05/2017 S.102 Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017
04/03/2017 S.J.Res.34 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". Passed Not Voting
03/31/2017 S.J.Res.1 A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.
03/30/2017 S.796 Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017
03/30/2017 S.792 Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017
03/30/2017 S.168 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
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