John Thune
Conservative
Republican
Senator
South Dakota
Current Position: Senator from South Dakota
Running For: N/A
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For repealing the estate tax
- For preserving the North American Free Trade Agreement through modernization
- Against the Social Security Fairness Act
Health Care
- Against the Affordable Care Act; supported repealing and replacing Obamacare through the Better Care Reconciliation Act
Environment
- Against the Green New Deal resolution
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against challenging 2020 presidential election results; voted to certify the election and denounced Trump's role in January 6th riot as 'inexcusable'
- Against considering Obama's Supreme Court nominee in 2016 but supported immediate vote on Trump's nominee in 2020
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against ratification of the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia
- For the Iraq War; called Bush administration's moves in Iraq a 'remarkable success'
- For secondary sanctions against Russia with 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, natural gas, and uranium
- Against Israel boycotts; co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act
Public Safety
- For gun rights; supports concealed carry reciprocity and opposed banning standard-capacity magazines over 10 rounds