'''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. | '''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. |