Thune, John

I'll search for biographical information about Senator John Thune to provide accurate details for this profile.{"tldr": "<cite index=\"13-4\">John Thune is a Republican Senator from South Dakota serving since 2005</cite>, now <cite index=\"13-2\">Senate Majority Leader since January 2025</cite>.", "summary": "<cite index=\"13-4\">John Randolph Thune was born January 7, 1961</cite>, and <cite index=\"11-1\">grew up in Murdo, South Dakota</cite>. <cite index=\"13-3\">A graduate of Biola University and the University of South Dakota</cite>, he worked in Washington as <cite index=\"16-29\">an aide to Senator Jim Abdnor from 1985 to 1986</cite> and <cite index=\"20-1\">in the Small Business Administration under President Ronald Reagan</cite>. Returning to South Dakota, <cite index=\"5-5\">he served as executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party, director of the State Railroad Division, and director of the South Dakota Municipal League</cite>. <cite index=\"13-8\">Elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 and reelected in 1998 and 2000</cite>, he <cite index=\"13-9,13-10\">first ran for the U.S. Senate in 2002, narrowly losing to incumbent Tim Johnson, then defeated Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle in 2004, making Daschle the first incumbent Senate leader to lose an election since 1952</cite>. <cite index=\"13-11\">Thune was reelected in 2010, 2016, and 2022</cite>.\n\n<cite index=\"11-18\">For the 119th Congress, Thune serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; and the Finance Committee</cite>. <cite index=\"11-19\">He serves as Senate Majority Leader and previously served as Senate Republican Whip from 2019-2024, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee from 2009–2011, and chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 2012-2018</cite>. <cite index=\"13-16,13-17\">In 2019,