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|state=South Dakota

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|terms=January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003

|terms=January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003

|preceded=Tim Johnson

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'''John Randolph Thune'''  (born January 7, 1961 in Murdo, South Dakota) is the junior [[United States Senator]] from [[South Dakota]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. Thune serves as Vice Chairman of the Republican Conference and is on the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.  

'''John Randolph Thune'''  (born January 7, 1961 in Murdo, South Dakota) is the senior [[United States Senator]] from [[South Dakota]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. Thune serves as Vice Chairman of the Republican Conference and is on the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.  

==Early life==

==Early life==