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John Thune
Senator· SDRSenate● In office
Before officeBusinessperson · Railway executive · James Abdnor · South Dakota Republican Party · South Dakota Municipal League
File · Money Read
What the money shows
John Thune has an estimated net worth of $690,000. The 2026 campaign raised $3.3M. John Thune sits on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Est. net worth
$690K
$315K+
Raised (last cycle)
$3.3M
FEC · cycle 2026
Years in role
21
Senator since 2005 · 29y in office
Net-worth filings
13
+$449K since 2013
File — Balance
Bills weighed against funded sectors
Each pan counts bills. Excluded bills are shown beside the scale when the vote or bill direction is unclear.
Other
$189K in corporate money from other · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against other
0 bills
with other
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Banking & Financial
$65K in corporate money from banking · 13 roll calls · 9 bills
Health & Pharma
$29K in corporate money from health · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against health
0 bills
with health
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Transportation
$27K in corporate money from transportation · 8 roll calls · 2 bills
against transportation
0 bills
with transportation
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Agriculture
$20K in corporate money from agriculture · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against agriculture
0 bills
with agriculture
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Tech & Telecom
$20K in corporate money from tech · 8 roll calls · 2 bills
Sports, Media & Entertainment
$20K in corporate money from sports, media · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against sports, media
0 bills
with sports, media
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Energy & Utilities
$17K in corporate money from energy · 2 roll calls · 1 bills
Insurance
$16K in corporate money from insurance · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against insurance
0 bills
with insurance
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Ideological / Leadership
$11K in corporate money from ideological / leadership · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against ideological / leadership
0 bills
with ideological / leadership
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Labor / Unions
$10K in union money · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against labor / unions
0 bills
with labor / unions
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Retail & Consumer
$8K in corporate money from retail · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against retail
0 bills
with retail
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Real Estate & Construction
$5K in corporate money from real estate · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
against real estate
0 bills
with real estate
0 bills
No scored votes
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
File A — Net Worth
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
midpoint disclosed range govt salary
source filing →† Includes one or more open-ended top brackets (over $50M). The high end is a floor, so the true figure may be higher.
File C — Service
Term history
- SenatorSDR2023 – 2029 · 6 yrs
- SenatorSDR2017 – 2023 · 6 yrs
- SenatorSDR2011 – 2017 · 6 yrs
- SenatorSDRHouse → Senate2005 – 2011 · 6 yrs
- RepresentativeSD-0R2001 – 2003 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeSD-0R1999 – 2001 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeSD-0R1997 – 1999 · 2 yrs
File D — Benchmark
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
hypothetical retirement actual net worth salary
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
File — Background
Senator John Thune, SD
Born January 7, 1961.
Studied at
Biola University · University of South Dakota [wikidata]
Before office
1993-1996South Dakota Municipal Leaguelast job before office
1989-1991South Dakota Republican Party
1985-1987James Abdnor
1 employer held back.
Contractor money
Federal contractors who funded this member
This is a documented association, not a claim that campaign money caused an award.
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Bills
Recorded votes
31 votes · 24 Yea · 7 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
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File — The South Dakota delegation
Who else South Dakota sends to Congress
2 senators and 1 of 1 House seat filled. Counting this seat.
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
File — Where this page comes from
John Thune · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |