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John R. Thune (born January 7, 1961) is a U.S politician and U.S. senator-elect from the state of South Dakota.Born in Pierre, South Dakota, Thune graduated from Biola University in 1983, and received an MBA from the University of South Dakota in 1984.
A member of the Republican Party, Thune worked for U.S. Senators James Abdnor and Larry Pressler, as well as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Under President Reagan, Thune worked at the Small Business Administration.
From 1991 until 1993, Thune was the Railroad Director of South Dakota under an appointment by Governor George S. Mickelson.
In 1996, Thune was elected to South Dakota's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives; he won reelection in 1998 and 2000. He unsuccessfully challenged Senator Tim Johnson in 2002. He lost to Johnson by 524 votes or 0.15%. On November 2, 2004, Thune defeated Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle with 51% of the vote in the 2004 senatorial elections.
In October 2004 a voter fraud scandal was sparked when Jeff Thune, the candidate's nephew, was revealed to be collecting absentee ballots at a local college without properly notarizing them, in addition to falsely claiming to be a notary himself. On October 11 two South Dakota Republican Party officials and four independent contractors working for the party resigned in connection with the scandal, and five have been indicted.
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