Senate Republicans have elected John Thune, the long-serving senator from South Dakota, as their new leader in the chamber. The 63-year-old won a secret ballot on Wednesday, defeating Florida ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to become Senate majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.

John Thune is a Republican senator from South Dakota, born on January 7, 1961. He served in the House of Representatives before winning a close race against Tom Daschle in 2004.

After 18 years of Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans officially have a new top dog: South Dakota Senator John Thune will step into the Majority Leader role at the beginning of next year, after being selected by his colleagues Wednesday. Two of Thune's fellow Republican Senators competed for the position—John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott

The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with shepherding the agenda of President-elect Donald Trump through Congress.

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.”

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - U.S. Sen. John Thune was chosen by his peers on Wednesday to lead his Republican colleagues as they work with President-elect Donald Trump and an expected GOP-led House ...

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.O.P. institutionalist to replace ...

John Thune (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from South Dakota. He assumed office on January 3, 2005. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Thune (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent South Dakota. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.