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==2010 Election== | ==2010 Election== | ||
Primary election: June 8 | |||
Following the passing of the deadline for candidate filing for the June 8 primary election, it appears that Sen. John Thune will be unopposed as no Democrat filed for the office. <ref>http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_ac1faf7e-3da6-11df-96fd-001cc4c03286.html</ref> | |||
*See also: [[2010 U.S. Congressional election]] | |||
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Revision as of 12:46, 1 April 2010
John Thune (born January 7, 1961 in Pierre, South Dakota) is a United States Senator (Republican) from South Dakota serving in his first term in the U.S. Senate.
Thune received a Bachelor's degree from Biola University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of South Dakota (1984).
Prior to election to public office, he worked in the offices of then United States Senator James Abdnor and served in the Small Business Administration, as well as being an official in the South Dakota Republican Party.
In 1996, he won the first of 3 consecutive terms to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Dakota (at-large seat). Then, after an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 2002, he was elected to the other of South Dakota's Senate seats in 2004.
Committees
Thune serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee, the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, and the Small Business Committee.
Caucuses
Issues
Voting ratings
Sources: Links to the voting ratings guides of the above organizations together with brief descriptive information on the organizations themselves, may be found at: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs
2004 Election
In 2004, John Thune was elected to his first term as a U.S. Senator when he defeated incumbant Senator and Senate minority leader Tom Daschle in a very close race.
Candidate | Party | Vote total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
John Thune | Republican | 197,848 | 50.58% |
Tom Daschle | Democrat | 193,340 | 49.42% |
Source: 2004 Federal Election Results - final official tally
2010 Election
Primary election: June 8
Following the passing of the deadline for candidate filing for the June 8 primary election, it appears that Sen. John Thune will be unopposed as no Democrat filed for the office. [1]
- See also: 2010 U.S. Congressional election