John Thune
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United States Senator from South Dakota |
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Assumed office January 3, 2005 Serving with Mike Rounds |
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| Preceded by | Tom Daschle |
| Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
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Assumed office January 26, 2012 |
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| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Lamar Alexander |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Janklow |
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John Randolph Thune January 7, 1961 Pierre, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kimberley Weems |
| Children | 2 |
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Biola University (BA) University of South Dakota (MBA) |
| Website | Senate website |
John Randolph Thune /ˈθuːn/ (born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and senior United States Senator from South Dakota, a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a United States Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district. He became South Dakota's senior senator with the retirement of Tim Johnson in 2015. He is South Dakota's senior senator, having served as the GOP's Chief Deputy Whip in 2006, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee in June 2009, and Republican Conference Chairman in 2011, the third-ranking position in the Senate. He has worked in politics and civic organizations since completing his MBA graduate degree. He is also the current dean of South Dakota's congressional delegation.
Thune was born in the South Dakota state capital of Pierre, South Dakota, the son of Yvonne Patricia (maiden name Bodine) and Harold Richard Thune. Thune's paternal grandfather, Nicholas Thune, was an immigrant from Norway who partnered with his brother Matt to start Thune Hardware stores in Mitchell and Murdo, South Dakota. His maternal grandfather is from Ontario, Canada, and Thune's mother was born in Saskatchewan. Thune's brother, Richard Thune, is an English teacher at Rowland High School in California. Thune was a star athlete in high school, and was active in basketball, track, and football. Thune graduated from Jones County High School in 1979.
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