
John Thune
RRepublicanSD · Senator
75
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance100
Avg: 98
Independence65
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone9
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency100
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
MethodologyWhy this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.
$3,459,925
Total Raised
$1,452,615
Total Spent
$17,391,647
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$1,078,978
Individual Contributions
$656,000
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding
Top Contributors
1.JONES, MARK(individual)
$10,5002.ROCCO, MATTHEW(individual)
$10,5003.FAGOT, EUNICE(individual)
$10,0004.MCINERNEY, THOMAS E.(individual)
$7,0005.LIPSCHULTZ, JENNIFER(individual)
$7,0006.CHEEVES, WALLACE BEAUFORT(individual)
$7,0007.DEVER, SHANE T.(individual)
$7,0008.FADER, STEVEN B.(individual)
$7,0009.ERDMAN, MICHAEL H.(individual)
$7,00010.EDELHEIT, AARON(individual)
$7,000