Senator John Thune (R)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2016
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kimberley; 2 Children: Brittany, Larissa
Birth date: 01/07/1961
Birthplace: Pierre, SD
Home City: Sioux Falls SD
Religion: Protestant

Profession

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

Education

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

Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Budget
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Finance
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit
Subcommittee on Science and Space
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 2230 Establishes a Minimum 30 Percent Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

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