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John Thune
U.S. Senate: Senator
Republican Next Election Year: 2010

Education:
MBA, University of South Dakota, 1984 BS, Biola University, 1983

Profession:
Director, South Dakota Municipal League, 1993-1996 Director, State Railroad Division, 1991-1993 Congressional Aide, United States Senator Jim Abdnor, 1985-1986

Overall
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View Thune's Earmark Spending

based on data from 2008

Earmark Totals

$236,277,378

Rank Among Senate Members

#58

Highest Spenders in the Senate

#1 - Clinton (NY) $1,209,248,755

#2 - Schumer (NY) $1,175,679,355

#3 - Murray (WA) $1,165,530,947

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Voting Record on Key Legislation in 2009

HR 1: Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") (2009)

Bill Summary:
HR 1: Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-02-13	Conference Report Vote	60	38	*Nay*
2009-02-10	Passage With Amendment	61	37	*Nay*

S J Res 5: Releasing Funds for Economic Stabilization Act (2009)

Bill Summary:
SJ Res 5: A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-01-15	Passage	42	52	*Yea*
2009-01-13	Introduced

S Amdt 109: Hollywood Productions Tax Credit (2009)

Bill Summary:
S Amdt 109 to S Amdt 98 to HR 1: To strike the $246 million tax earmark for Hollywood production companies.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-02-03	Introduced
2009-02-03	Amendment Vote	52	45	*Yea*

HR 1105: 2009 Budget Bill (2009)

Bill Summary:
HR 1105: Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-03-10	Passage

HR 1586: Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes (2010)

Bill Summary:

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2010-08-05	Concurrence Vote With Amendment	61	39	*Nay*
2010-03-22	Passage With Amendment	93	0

HR 146: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (2009)

Bill Summary:
HR 146: An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-03-19	Passage With Amendment	77	20	*Nay*

S Amdt 739: Public Debt Amendment (2009)

Bill Summary:
S Amdt 739 to S Con Res 13: To prohibit the consideration of any budget resolution, or amendment thereto, or conference report thereon, that shows an increase in the public debt, for the period of the current fiscal year through the next 10 years, equal to or greater than the debt accumulated from 1789 to January 20, 2009.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-03-31	Introduced
2009-03-31	Amendment Vote	43	54	*Yea*

HR 1913: Hate Crimes Expansion (2009)

Bill Summary:
HR 1913: To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-04-30	Referred to Committee

S Amdt 1067: Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks (2009)

Bill Summary:
S Amdt 1067 to S Amdt 1058 to HR 627: To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks and refuges.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-05-12	Amendment Vote	67	29	*Yea*
2009-05-12	Introduced

HR 2751: Trade-in Vouchers for Fuel Efficient Cars (2009)

Bill Summary:
HR 2751: To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-06-10	Placed on Calendar

S Amdt 1399: Requiring Completion of Reinforced Border Fencing (2009)

Bill Summary:
S Amdt 1399 to S Amdt 1373 to HR 2892: To require the completion of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border by December 31, 2010.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-07-08	Amendment Vote	54	44	*Yea*
2009-07-07	Introduced

HR 3435: Supplemental Appropriations for the "Cash for Clunkers" Program (2009)

Bill Summary:
HR 3435: AN ACT making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2009-08-06	Passage	60	37	*Nay*

HR 4213: Unemployment Benefits Extension and Tax Law Amendments (2010)

Bill Summary:

Senate Votes On This Bill
Date	Stage	Yea	Nay	Thune's Vote

2010-07-21	Concurrence Vote With Amendment	59	39	*Nay*
2010-07-20	Cloture Vote	60	40	*Nay*
2010-03-10	Passage With Amendment	62	36	*Nay*

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