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John Thune

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U.S. Senator · South Dakota · 105th-107th, 109th-119th, 27 years 8 months
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Campaign finance data from FEC filings — fundraising by cycle, top donors, and donor geography.
2026
2026 Cycle
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC
407 contributions
$1.2M
Raised
$992K
Individuals
$162K
PACs
—
Small Donors
Individuals 86%PACs 14%
2024
2024 Cycle
FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE
34 contributions
$84K
Raised
$0
Individuals
$84K
PACs
—
Small Donors
Individuals 0%PACs 100%
2022
2022 CycleWon 69.6%
FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE
22,088 contributions
Result:John R Thune 69.6%vs Brian L Bengs 26.1%348,020 total votes
$11.1M
Raised
$7.5M
Individuals
$3.6M
PACs
—
Small Donors
Individuals 68%PACs 32%
2020
2020 Cycle
FRIENDS OF JOHN THUNE
46 contributions
$90K
Raised
$200
Individuals
$90K
PACs
—
Small Donors
Individuals 0%PACs 100%

Top PAC Donors — 2026

2026 cycle
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)
5 contributions
$14K
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC
2 contributions
$10K
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
3 contributions
$9K
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
2 contributions
$8K
SCOTTS VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS
2 contributions
$7K
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
1 contributions
$5K
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1 contributions
$5K
AUSTIN INDUSTRIES COMPANIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1 contributions
$5K

Top Donor Employers — 2026

2026 cycle
MARQUIS MANAGEMENT
12 contributions
$60K
VERIZON
15 contributions
$29K
S-3 GROUP
7 contributions
$25K
ARNOLD VENTURES
4 contributions
$20K
ALSTON & BIRD
3 contributions
$15K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
3 contributions
$15K
THE NICKLES GROUP
5 contributions
$13K
1607 STRATEGIES
2 contributions
$10K

Donor Geography — 2026

Top states by contribution amount
VA$236K
SD$139K
DC$111K
TX$72K
IL$71K
CA$58K
MD$54K
NY$51K
FL$43K
MI$41K
Source: FEC itemized contribution filings