Members of Congress / John Thune
Biographical InformationTHUNE, John, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Pierre, Hughes County, S. Dak., January 7, 1961; graduated from Jones County High School, S. Dak., 1979; B.S., Biola University, La Mirada, Calif., 1983; M.B.A., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak., 1984; executive director, South Dakota state municipal league; board of directors, National League of Cities; staff, United States Senator James Abdnor of South Dakota 1985-1986; South Dakota state Republican party executive director 1989-1991; director, South Dakota state railroad division 1991-1993; director, South Dakota state municipal league 1993-1996; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2003); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for the term beginning January 3, 2005. (Source.) More coverage of John Thune on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Republican.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how John Thune voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesJohn Thune has missed 5 votes (0.8%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyJohn Thune has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 95.3% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Thune did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationSouth Dakota demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView John Thune's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 248: H CON RES 321: H. Con. Res. 321; | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 247: H R 3081: H.R. 3081 As Amended; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 246: H R 3081: DeMint Amdt. No. 4677; To extend funding at the level provided until February 4, 2011. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 245: H R 3081: Thune Amdt. No. 4676; To reduce spending other than national security spending by 5 percent. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 244: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S.J.Res. 39; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 242: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3816; Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 241: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms; Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 239: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. J. Res. 30; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 238: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3454; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 237: H R 5297: Passage of H.R. 5297, As Amended; Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 236: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 5297; Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 235: On the Motion: Hatch Motion to Suspend Rule XXII; Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 234: On the Motion: Grassley Motion to Suspend Rule XXII; Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 233: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 4594 to H.R. 5297; In the nature of a substitute. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 232: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4595, as modified, to H.R. 5297; To exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting from the information reporting provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 231: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Johanns Amdt. No. 4596, as modified, to H.R. 5297; To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 230: On the Nomination: Confirmation Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 229: On the Nomination: Confirmation Elena Kagan of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 227: On the Motion: DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Regarding Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 1586 to Committee on Finance (Income Tax Rates on Small Business); Aviation Safety and Investment Act of 2010 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 226: On the Motion: DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Regarding Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 1586 to Committee on Finance (Individual Income Tax Rates); Aviation Safety and Investment Act of 2010 | Yes | Yes | No |
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