The election of Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next leader of his party in the chamber – putting him on track to become Senate majority leader next year – tasks a key ally ...

Washington Correspondent. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the newly elected Senate majority leader, is big on telehealth, rural hospitals, and increasing transparency for drug middlemen. As majority ...

John Thune (born January 7, 1961, Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and began representing South Dakota the following year. Thune was elected Senate majority leader in 2024, with his tenure to begin the following year.

An aspiring GOP U.S. Senate leader told EWTN News this week about the indispensable role faith plays in his life, saying that “starting off the day in prayer is critical to every day.”. Pro ...

Tom Brenner for The New York Times. Republicans on Wednesday elected Senator John Thune of South Dakota, their No. 2 in the chamber, to serve as majority leader in the next Congress, choosing a G ...

John Thune grew up in Murdo, South Dakota. His interest in politics was sparked at a young age after making five of six free throws during a freshman high school basketball game. He was later greeted by a spectator who said, “I noticed you missed one.”

“It says in Psalm 139 that [God] formed our inward parts, wove us in our mother’s womb, that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and that my soul knows it very well,” Thune said on Monday.

Like many, the Thune family was drawn into the GOP fold by President Ronald Reagan and his skepticism of “big government.” Thune remembers casting his first vote for Reagan and liking how he exhibited “a sense of humor, a lightness of spirit and a joyfulness.”

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