Senator John Thune, South Dakota (R) - U.S. Congress

Senator John Thune

Republican • South Dakota • 4th Term • Sworn In 1997

Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All

11 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 63 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 16 of 100)
103 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 46 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 64 of 100)

Most often votes with:
Sen. Richard Burr
Sen. Ben Nelson

Least often votes with:
Sen. Susan Collins
Sen. Richard Durbin

Votes with party 93%
Abstains: 0%

This is a list of the top 25 interest groups giving campaign contributions to this Member of Congress in 2008, the most recent year for which we have a full data set.

Interest Group	Amount Received
Retired	$280,788
Employer listed but category unknown	$230,858
Republican/Conservative	$142,495
Homemakers, students & other non-income earners	$71,421
Lobbyists & Public Relations	$48,631
Attorneys & law firms	$47,243
Security brokers & investment companies	$46,508
Investors	$34,275
Banks & lending institutions	$31,300
Crop production & basic processing	$30,810
Other physician specialists	$26,169
Construction, unclassified	$26,000
Real estate	$24,975
Physicians	$17,650
Stone, clay, glass & concrete products	$17,570
Hedge Funds	$17,300
Real Estate developers & subdividers	$17,200
No employer listed or discovered	$15,780
Oil & Gas	$15,550
Venture capital	$14,768
General commerce	$14,300
Energy production & distribution	$12,821
Hotels & motels	$12,650
Hospitals	$11,925
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$11,550