KeptProcessPROMISE #1
Lead the Senate Republican caucus.
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Verdict reasoning
Elected Senate Majority Leader January 2025, replacing McConnell. Successful intra-caucus leadership consolidation.
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John Randolph Thune
R · SDAge 64· Conservative RepublicanStandard review
John Thune represents South Dakota in the U.S. Senate since January 2005. He was elected Senate Majority Leader in January 2025, replacing Mitch McConnell. He held the Senate Republican Whip position from 2019-2025.
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- among Republican senators53rd of 60
- among all senators97th of 115
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Four promises that define the record
Promises that define the record.
Four promises chosen to span how voters across the political spectrum view this politician's record.
PartialAgriculturePROMISE #2
Support agriculture / Farm Bill.
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Verdict reasoning
Farm Bill expired September 2023; extended via CR. Reauthorization pending 2025+.
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#3
KeptTaxes
Cut taxes / extend TCJA.
Voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017). Has consistently supported TCJA-extension framework.
#4
KeptJudiciary
Confirm conservative judges.
Voted YES on Justices Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), and Barrett (2020). Dobbs (2022) overturned Roe with all three in the majority.
#5
PartialHealthcare
Repeal Obamacare.
Voted YES on the 2017 'skinny repeal' (failed 49-51, McCain thumbs-down). Per /methodology, when the politician voted yes but the bill failed by a single dissenting vote from their own party, that's PARTIAL rather than BROKEN.
#6
KeptReproductive Rights
Pro-life / restrict abortion.
Voted NO on the Women's Health Protection Act. Supported confirmation of pro-life justices who overturned Roe.
#7
KeptGun Policy
Defend Second Amendment.
Voted NO on most federal gun-control measures during tenure. NRA rating A or A+.
#8
PartialImmigration
Aggressive border enforcement.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Position on the February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill varied; comprehensive enforcement legislation did not pass during the Biden administration.
#9
KeptEnergy
Energy independence / oppose fossil-fuel restrictions.
Voted to expedite energy permitting and against Biden-era leasing restrictions. U.S. became net energy exporter (2019).
#10
BrokenFiscal
Hold the line on federal spending.
Voted YES on TCJA (CBO-projected $1.9T deficit) and CARES Act ($2.2T). National debt rose substantially during tenure.
#11
KeptReligious Liberty
Defend religious liberty.
Voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (citing religious-liberty concerns) and supported religious-liberty appropriations provisions.
#12
KeptForeign Policy
Support Israel.
Voted YES on Israel aid packages. Co-sponsored multiple Israel-support measures.
#13
KeptExecutive
Confirm Trump cabinet nominees.
Voted yes on Trump nominees including AG, SecDef, DNI, Treasury during the 119th Congress.
#14
PartialJudiciary
Block Biden judicial nominees.
Voted no on most Biden judicial nominees in minority. Could not block confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (April 2022, 53-47).
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