John Thune
U.S. Senator from South Dakota
John Randolph Thune was born in January 1961 in Pierre, South Dakota. He played basketball and earned an undergraduate degree from Biola University. He received a master’s in business administration from the University of South Dakota. He worked as a legislative aid for a U.S. senator from South Dakota.
Thune served as the South Dakota Republican Party’s executive director, then the governor appointed him state railroad director. Thune then became the South Dakota Municipal League executive director.
He was elected to the United States House of Representatives and was reelected twice before running for the U.S. Senate. He lost his first bid for the Senate seat in 2002 but won in 2004. He was elected Senate Majority Leader after the 2024 general election.
Thune is married to Kimberley, and they have two daughters. He is a Protestant.
In the News…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that his party is considering a review of 10 to 15 late-stage regulations from President Biden’s administration under the Congressional Review Act.
The majority leader said, “Be assured that we will use our time when we’re not working on nominees to do everything we can to repeal a lot of the heavy-handed, onerous, burdensome regulations of the Biden administration, which we think are strangling our economy and making it harder for businesses in this country to develop great jobs.”
“Which one gets queued up first, it’ll be a function, frankly, in many ways of us working with the White House determining what their priorities are and with the House of Representatives,“ Senator Thune said. “There’s a lot of consideration being given right now to which candidates are eligible for CRAs and how to prioritize them.”
The CRA process has a limited timeframe in which to undo the regulations from the previous administration.
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The Honorable John Thune
Senator from South Dakota
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
