John Thune

Republican / Senate / South Dakota

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Years Active 1997 - Present
Age 64
John Thune was born in Pierre, South Dakota, in 1961. Thune's professional experience included working as a staffer for U.S. Sen. James Abdnor (R), for the Small Business Administration and directing the South Dakota State Republican Party, state Railroad Division, and state Municipal League. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003.

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Former staff of John Thune who went on to register as lobbyists, and the clients they were disclosed as representing at the time of filing. Parsed from the covered-position disclosures on Lobbying Disclosure Act filings — see the full Revolving Door dashboard.

18 Former staff who have lobbied

52 Public companies represented

237 Clients in total

Sep 28, 2026 Most recent filing

Lobbyist	Role in this office	Disclosed clients	Lobbying firm	Latest filing
Nicole Herman New	Leg. Aide, Sen. Thune (2025 - 2026); Leg. Cor., Sen. Thune (2023-2025); Staff Asst, Sen. Thune (2021 - 2023); Intrn, Rep. Clyde (May 2021 - June 2021).	PERMITFLOW, INC. THREATLOCKER, INC.	AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	Sep 28, 2026
Elle Westra New	Intern, Senator John Thune; Staff Assistant, Senator John Thune	IMMX CHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE UMBRA SPACE	AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	Jul 20, 2026
Jennifer Bell New	Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Thune (R-SD)	ABT PSEC THC AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS (FORMERLY … +23 more	CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES	Jul 19, 2026
Paul Poteet New	Senior Policy Advisor and Tax and Trade Counsel, Sen. John Thune; Republican Staff Director, Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness.	LNT LYFT NEOV PFGC +25 more	FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC)	Jul 16, 2026
Joseph Boddicker New	Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Cmte; Tax & Trade Counsel, Sen. Thune; Staff Dir., Senate Finance Subcmte on Tax; Tax Counsel/LA, Sen. Heller; Staff Dir., Senate Finance Subcmte on Energy; Finance Counsel, Sen. Gardner; LA/LC/SA, Sen. Thune.	ALV BATRA BBSI BSX +10 more	ALSTON & BIRD LLP	May 27, 2026
Jane Lucas New	Special Assistant to the President, White House Office of Legislative Affairs; Principal Deputy Director, IOS-Office of Health Reform, HHS; Legislative Director, U.S. Senator John Thune.	AFL ALV BATRA BIIB +77 more	ALSTON & BIRD LLP	Apr 07, 2026
Summer Mersinger New	Commissioner, CFTC; Chief of Staff, CFTC Commissioner Stump; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, CFTC; Executive Director, General Counsel, DC Chief of Staff, Senator Thune	BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION	BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION	Jan 20, 2026
John Weber	Intern, Senator John Thune (R-SD), Legislative Director, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD); Legislative Assistant, Chairman Conaway, House Committee on Agriculture, Staff Assistant, U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), Intern, Senator Jo	NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERAT… NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBERRY COUNCIL VESTERGAARD FRANDSEN INC. DOING…	MONUMENT ADVOCACY	Oct 21, 2024
Robert Taylor New	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense ; ; Legislative Director to Senator John Thune (R-SD) ; ; General Counsel Senate Budget Committee ; ; General Counsel to the Senate Whip Senator Don Nickles	BOYLE TRANSPORTATION THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC (ON BEHA…	DEFENSE CONSULTING GROUP, LLC	Oct 19, 2023
Emily Patrolia New	Legislative fellow, Senator John Thune	OPTT ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FU… FINLESS FOODS, INC HENDERSON STRATEGIES ON BEHALF … +3 more	ESP ADVISORS, LLC	Aug 25, 2023
Douglas Schwartz New	Policy Director/Counsel, Office of Conference Chairman 2009; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2009-2010; Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2010-2012;; Chief of Staff, Senate Republican Conference 2012-2014; Senior Advisor, Senator John Thune 2014	CC DUK FOX GS +41 more	CGCN GROUP, LLC	Sep 01, 2021
Joshua Shields New	Res Dir.,LA; Sen. John Thune -May 2002 - Nov. 2002;March 2004-Oct 2007/Dpt. Press Secretary; Cmte on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions -Feb 2003-Feb 2004/LA; Sen. Roger Wicker -March 2009-Dec 2009/Comms Dir; Rep. Kristi Noem - Jan 2011-Feb 2012	POET, LLC	POET, LLC	Jul 20, 2020
Emily Patrolia New	Legislative Fellow, Senator John Thune (2017-2018)	HLF MCD PEP STZ +2 more	INVARIANT LLC	Jan 21, 2020
Brendon Plack New	Chief of Staff, Sen. Maj. Whip Thune; Staff Dir., Sen. Thune; Legis. Dir., Sen. Thune; Pol. Dir., Sen. Rep. Conf.; Pol. Analyst, Sen. Rep. Pol. Comm.; Leg. Asst., Sen. Thune; Leg. Corres., Sen. Thune	NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE	NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE	Oct 21, 2019
Summer Mersinger New	DC Chief of Staff, Sen John Thune; S Policy Adv, Senate Commerce Committee; Dep Chief of Staff, Sen John Thune; Gen Couns, Sen John Thune; Exec Dir, Sen John Thune; Confidential Assist, OPIC; Exec Assist, Rep John Thune; Staff Assist, Rep John Thune	BTSG CFG TRV WD +11 more	THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC	Oct 21, 2019
Adam Jorde New	Com Dir and Tech Advisor, Cong Kevin Cramer, 2017; LA, Cong Kevin Cramer, 2016-2017; LC and Personal Asst, Sen John Thune, 2014-2016; Scheduler and LC, Cong Kevin Cramer, 2013-2014; Staff Asst, Cong Kevin Cramer, 2013; Intern, Sen John Hoeven, 2011.	NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COO…	NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION	Apr 20, 2018
Greg Orlando New	Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee, Chairman Thune; Counsel, Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Sen. Roger Wicker; Counsel, Sen. Roger Wicker; and; Communications Policy Specialist, Commerce Dept., Nat Telecom Info Admin; Wireline Legal Advisor, Federal Communications Commission; Legislative Director/Counsel, Rep. Mike Ferguson; Legislative Director, Rep. John Doolittle	META CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION NTCA--THE RURAL BROADBAND ASSOC… +1 more	BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP	Nov 16, 2017
Joshua Shields New	U.S. Senator John Thune; U.S. Senator Roger Wicker; U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem; U.S. Rep. John Thune	BKH	BLACK HILLS CORPORATION	Jan 17, 2017

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