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John Thune

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Prediction track record

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Crossing the aisle

No party-break passage votes recorded for John Thune. Either they've voted with Republicans on every substantive passage vote in the corpus, or their tenure overlaps few high-threshold party-line votes so far.

Recent votes

  • Yea
    Protect College Sports Act of 2026
    119-s-4668··September 17, 2026
  • Yea
    Protect College Sports Act of 2026
    119-s-4668··September 15, 2026
  • Yea
    A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
    119-s-5271··August 8, 2026
  • Yea
    Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
    119-hr-6500··August 8, 2026
  • Yea
    Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
    119-hr-5334··August 7, 2026
  • Nay
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".
    119-sjres-187··August 5, 2026
  • Yea
    Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
    119-hr-6500··August 3, 2026
  • Nay
    A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
    119-sjres-181··July 30, 2026
  • Yea
    Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
    119-hr-5334··July 29, 2026
  • Yea
    Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
    119-hr-5334··July 28, 2026
  • Nay
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
    119-sjres-198··July 16, 2026
  • Nay
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
    119-s-4784··July 14, 2026
  • Nay
    A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
    119-sjres-185··June 25, 2026
  • Nay
    Secure America Act
    119-s-2··June 5, 2026
  • Yea
    Secure America Act
    119-s-2··June 5, 2026
  • Nay
    Secure America Act
    119-s-2··June 5, 2026
  • Yea
    Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
    119-s-1318··June 5, 2026
  • Nay
    Secure America Act
    119-s-2·2 votes·Jun 4, 2026
    • ·June 4, 2026
    • ·June 4, 2026
  • Yea
    Secure America Act
    119-s-2··June 3, 2026
  • Nay
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
    119-sjres-188··June 3, 2026
  • Nay
    A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
    119-sjres-185··May 19, 2026
  • Yea
    An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
    119-sres-690··April 30, 2026
  • Nay
    A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
    119-sjres-184··April 30, 2026
  • Yea
    An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
    119-sres-690··April 28, 2026

Recent statements

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Recent news mentions

Articles from a curated list of national outlets that mention John Thune.

  • NBC News·September 17, 2026
    ‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI
  • The Atlantic·September 16, 2026
    The Only Thing Capable of Uniting Bernie and Bannon
  • Orlando Sentinel·September 15, 2026
    McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization
  • New York Post·September 14, 2026
    Mitch McConnell, 84, makes dramatic return to Senate after three-month absence
  • Roll Call·September 14, 2026
    Pre-election agenda may prove too ambitious for Congress
  • Washington Examiner·September 12, 2026
    Mitch McConnell: Do the job, or step aside
  • Fox News·September 11, 2026
    DAVID MARCUS: As Democrats protest in Dallas, conservatives are quiet and cautious
  • Hartford Courant·September 11, 2026
    Trump’s teasing is the price Paxton had to pay to use Republican midterm convention to raise money
  • New York Post·September 10, 2026
    Exclusive | John Thune brushes off boos at GOP convention, says Trump isn’t ‘frustrated with my leadership’
  • New York Post·September 7, 2026
    Senate Majority Leader John Thune to work sidelines of GOP midterm convention, as Johnson takes spotlight
  • Los Angeles Times·August 23, 2026
    Will Trump interfere in the midterms? Democrats and their allies are preparing
  • The Denver Post·August 20, 2026
    Bennet requests Senate investigation into Trump administration’s ‘smoking gun’ Colorado email
  • The Atlantic·August 19, 2026
    The ‘Resistance’ Is Over
  • Fox News·August 19, 2026
    Rep Ralph Norman calls Senate hiatus 'a slap in the face' while SAVE Act remains stalled
  • Washington Examiner·August 17, 2026
    Beshear says he's 'heard nothing' from McConnell

Source: GDELT 2.0 GKG, filtered to a curated list of national outlets. Inclusion is not endorsement; opinion pieces and reported news are mixed.

Recent stock activity

Periodic transaction reports filed under the STOCK Act — disclosed by the rep, sourced from public filings.

No disclosed trades on record.

Source: open-data mirrors of the Senate eFD and House Clerk financial-disclosure systems. Disclosure within 30 days of trade is required by law (45 for spouse/dependent trades).

Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle

Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.

  1. 1.VOTESANE PACIdeological31 contributionsSingle-issue advocacy PAC — supports candidates based on positions related to mental health, healthcare policy, or rational governance approaches.AI · low$325,000
  2. 2.ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY3 contributions$34,770
  3. 3.TEAM MCCONNELL1 contribution$12,980
  4. 4.2022 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEELeadership1 contributionMember-of-Congress leadership PAC — likely affiliated with a senator or senatorial group, though the specific sponsor is not clear from the name alone.AI · low$12,980
  5. 5.TAKE BACK THE SENATE1 contribution$10,573
  6. 6.2021 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEELeadership1 contributionMember-of-Congress leadership PAC — likely affiliated with a Senate Republican or Democrat who organizes an annual fundraising event or caucus.AI$10,500

Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.

Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle

Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.

  1. 1.SELF$49,532
  2. 2.DAVITA$32,500
  3. 3.WELLMARK BCBS$24,750
  4. 4.DAVITA INC.$14,500
  5. 5.BNSF RAILWAY$12,000
  6. 6.WELLMARK$12,000
  7. 7.WINGED KEEL GROUP$11,500
  8. 8.BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP$10,000
  9. 9.WELLMARK, INC.$10,000
  10. 10.GRAY MEDIA$9,700

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.