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John Thune
U.S. Senator · South Dakota
- Republican
- Since 2005
- Tenure: 4+ terms
Refreshed 19 h ago
As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1Contact info
Capitol office
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-2321
District offices
Aberdeen · Rapid City · Sioux Falls
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- Biographical Directory of Congress
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- Capitol office: 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-2321
- 205 6th Avenue SE, Suite 202, Aberdeen, SD, 57401 · 605-225-8823
- 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
Evidence & sources
U.S. Senate roll-call votes
Votes and participation (senate.gov)
Congress.gov bill records
Sponsored and enacted bills
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Terms, committees, offices
Stale, last successful update 2026-10-23
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Scorecard
Voting Record
38.4/ 100
Ranked 45 of 52 in the Senate majority
Voting Record
38.4/ 100
How this score is calculated:
Roll calls cast
914 of 915 while seated (99.9%)
94th percentile in cohort · 30 % weight
Substantive bills sponsored
21 of 21 sponsored · 30.3 points
14th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight
Bills enacted
1 sponsored · 1 cosponsored
0 passed a chamber · 2 reported · 18 introduced
Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
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Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
How this score is calculated:
Reviewed promises
0 scored of 5 needed
0 promises from 0 sources this term
Days in office this term
1,399 days (180 needed)
Promise capture coverage
0 of 3 source kinds settled
What counts toward promise adherence
0 promises from 0 sources for this term · 0 scored · 0 aspirational, displayed but not scored. Scores start at 50 and move with evidence.
The adherence score is withheld until every check below is met; it never shows a zero for missing evidence.
- Not yet 5 scored promises · 0 of 5 so far
- Met 180 days in office · 1399 days so far
- Not yet Complete capture coverage · 0 of 3 source kinds settled
Capture checklist
The source kinds searched for this term's promises, so the score never rests on whichever promises happened to be collected.
- Not yet captured Campaign issues page
- Not yet captured Announcement or acceptance speech
- Not yet captured Debate transcript or candidate questionnaire
Weights and floors are methodology parameters; see how these are computed.
What counts toward effectiveness
21 substantive bills sponsored · 1 cosponsored bills enacted · 914 of 915 roll calls cast. Points by the furthest stage each sponsored bill reached: introduced 1, reported 2, passed a chamber 4, enacted 8; the highest-scoring bills are listed.
- S 723: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 · furthest stage enact (8 points)
- S 3725: Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 3723: Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 449: Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 1209: American Prairie Conservation Act · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 904: Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 1509: Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
Roll-call attendance by session
- Senate 119-1: 658 of 659 roll calls cast, 1 not voting
- Senate 119-2: 256 of 256 roll calls cast, 0 not voting
Public opinion polls
The published surveys behind the Approval Rating, each with its pollster, dates and sample; job approval and favorability are different questions and are labeled as such.
No public approval survey on record for this office.