THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Senator Thune's $10.4 million contribution profile is split between 40 percent PAC and committee money and 60 percent individual donations, with party and leadership contributions accounting for $446K separately. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Securities & Investment (14 percent), Lawyers & Lobbyists (10 percent), and Real Estate (10 percent), a pattern reinforced by the employment sectors of his individual donor base. His voting record spans 117 recorded votes, with two stock trades disclosed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$10.4M▼ 71% in ’24 vs ’22#17 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share14%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes3on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Thune (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Thune voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Thune's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$3.5M
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
corporation
2$357K
CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE
PAC
3$204K
JOHN THUNE VICTORY COMMITTEE
candidate's own committee
4$171K
2024 REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY
PAC
5$158K
VOTESANE PAC
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap82%
John Thune (R) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (29%) with 8187 active lobbying filings
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator John Thune voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment interests provided 29.3% of Thune's identifiable campaign funding ($2.99M, ranking second in his party), while companies in this sector filed 8,187 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap78%
John Thune (R) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (13%) with 8194 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish a federal regulatory framework allowing certain financial institutions and nonbanks to issue payment stablecoins in the Securities & Investment industry. Senator John Thune (R-SD) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment companies comprised 13.1% of Senator Thune's identifiable donor base ($1.32M) and filed 8,194 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Sponsor–Industry Alignment74%
John Thune (R) is primary sponsor of Real Estate bill s723-119; Real Estate is a top donor industry (9%)
The Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 (s723-119) would accelerate the Bureau of Indian Affairs' processing timelines for residential and business mortgage documents in the Real Estate industry. Senator John Thune (R-SD) introduced this bill. Real Estate comprises 9.2% of Thune's identifiable donor base ($0.96M), ranking 25th among donor industries in the Republican party.
LEGISLATION
3 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Finance
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence · Ex Officio
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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R-AR · Senate
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D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Grace Meng
D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
George Latimer
D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Brad Sherman
D-CA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate
Jake Auchincloss
D-MA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsReal Estate