Honorable John Thune
United States Senator, South Dakota, Republican
Senator Thune was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004. He served as the State Railroad Director of South Dakota from 1991 to 1993, Executive Director of the South Dakota Municipal League from 1993 to 1996, and in the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2004. He sits on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and Internet; and Finance, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight. He is the Senate Republican Whip. The following is from a February 12, 2019, Senate floor…
