Thune, John

Thune, John is a Republican Senator representing South Dakota. They serve on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senate Committee on Finance.

They have raised $81K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is agribusiness, contributing $4K. Organizations spend $2.1 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are taxation and trade. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 100% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 49% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

3 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $2.3 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and campaign contributions.