John Thune

How to contact John Thune

Official website · Contact form

Washington office: 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-2321

State offices:

• 246 Founders Park Dr., Suite 102, Rapid City, SD 57701 · 605-348-7551
• 2401 West Trevi Place, Suite 200, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 · 605-334-9596
• 205 6th Avenue SE, Suite 202, Aberdeen, SD 57401 · 605-225-8823

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The member's official government offices and accounts, from Congress's member data (congress-legislators, public domain). Calls and messages from constituents usually go to staff, who log them by issue; say you're a constituent and give your town or ZIP.

Where John Thune falls, left to right

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) · Voteview. 60th from the left of 100

Voting record, 119th Congress

Rankings: 64th of 99 (1st = votes with their party most often) · 95th of 99 (1st = most votes missed)

Legislation, 119th Congress

Sponsored 58 bills and resolutions; 1 passed a chamber; 1 became law. Most often about congress, agriculture and food and science, technology, communications. 57th of 100 (1st = most bills sponsored)

Became law

• Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 May 4, 2026

Most recent

• A resolution to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Ter September 29, 2026
• Pennington County Land Conveyance Act August 7, 2026
• A resolution to authorize testimony and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel. August 6, 2026

From Congress.gov. Counts bills where they're the primary sponsor.

Committees

• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology · Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  Aviation, Space, and Innovation · Telecommunications and Media · Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy · Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
• Senate Committee on Finance
  Health Care · International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness · Taxation and IRS Oversight
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Ex Officio)

Service

• In the Senate since 2005
• Served in the House from 1997
• Current term ends January 3, 2029
• Born 1961

From Congress's member data (congress-legislators, public domain).

Who gives money to John Thune

The political action committees that gave to John Thune's campaign, and the groups that forwarded bundled gifts, January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports.

Largest direct PAC givers

1. 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory (FEC) · $46,100
2. Black & Veatch Political Action Committee (BLACK & VEATCH PAC) (FEC) · $14,500
3. Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action Committee (FEC) · $14,000
4. The Peter Norbeck Leadership PAC (FEC) · $11,000
5. National Thoroughbred Racing Association Political Action COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC (FEC) · $10,000
6. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (FEC) · $10,000
7. Gilead Sciences Inc Healthcare Policy PAC (FEC) · $10,000
8. Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) (FEC) · $10,000
9. American Gas Association Political Action Committee (FEC) · $10,000
10. International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC · $10,000

Largest bundlers

1. Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (MORPAC) · $66,750
2. National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC) · $59,200
3. National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $41,000
4. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC/PAC) · $24,500

From reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Two kinds of money are counted, separately: direct contributions from a PAC's own account to a member's campaign, and bundled (earmarked) gifts: donations from individuals, each earmarked for a particular candidate, that a group collected and forwarded to the campaign. "Received" means the campaign got the money; it doesn't mean the group controls how the member votes. Super PAC spending isn't counted, since it isn't given to a campaign. What's a PAC? · How we count.

Quick answers

Who gives money to John Thune?

John Thune's campaign raised $8.8 million from January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports. $1.5 million (17%) came directly from 321 PACs; the largest were 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($46,100), Black & Veatch Political Action Committee (BLACK & VEATCH PAC) ($14,500) and Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action Committee ($14,000). Groups also forwarded $191,450 in bundled gifts from their donors, most from the Mortgage Bankers Association ($66,750), the National Association of Broadcasters ($59,200) and the National Association of Realtors ($41,000). From FEC filings.

How do I contact John Thune?

Call the Washington office at 202-224-2321 or one of 3 state offices (Rapid City 605-348-7551, Sioux Falls 605-334-9596 and Aberdeen 605-225-8823), or write through the official website, https://www.thune.senate.gov.

Is John Thune liberal or conservative?

By voting record, John Thune is moderately right: a DW-NOMINATE score of +0.43 on a scale from −1 (left) to +1 (right), from every roll-call vote in the 119th Congress (Voteview, UCLA); 60th from the left of 100 senators.

How often does John Thune vote with their party, and miss votes?

John Thune voted with their party on 97.7% of 840 party-line votes and missed 0.1% of 915 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress (Voteview).

What bills has John Thune passed?

John Thune sponsored 58 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress; 1 became law: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 (Congress.gov).

How much PAC money has John Thune received?

$1.5 million directly from 321 PACs since January 2023, plus $191,450 in bundled gifts that groups forwarded.

What is a PAC?

A political action committee: a group registered with the Federal Election Commission that raises money and spends it on elections, including by giving to candidates. Corporations, labor unions, trade associations and membership groups can sponsor one, which may raise money only from people tied to the sponsor (its employees, members or shareholders, for example). Independent (nonconnected) PACs can raise from the public, and many politicians have a leadership PAC to give to other candidates. In 2025–26 a PAC that gives to several candidates can give each one up to $5,000 per election.

What is a super PAC?

A committee that can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs, but only to spend independently: ads and other activity not coordinated with a campaign. It doesn't give to campaigns, so super PAC money isn't in the PAC totals here.

What is a bundled (earmarked) donation?

A donation from an individual that a group collects and passes on to the candidate it's earmarked for. Under federal rules it counts as that individual's own contribution (up to $3,500 per election in 2025–26), and the campaign reports it as earmarked through the group. It's separate from the PAC's own direct contributions.