John Thune

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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.

Thune serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee, the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, and the Small Business Committee.

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