
John Thune
U.S. Senate
Career total · all 23 groups
$24.6M
in tracked money to John Thune across every election cycle on file: PAC contributions, individual contributions, employer matches, and independent expenditures made in support.
Largest groups
- Finance, Securities & Banking$3,336,59213.6%
- Big Tech & Telecom$2,954,02512.0%
- Pharmaceuticals & Health Products$2,069,2508.4%
All 23 groups
- Insurance$1,788,914
- Transportation & Auto$1,681,138
- Health Professionals$1,640,264
- Real Estate$1,589,585
- Retail & Restaurants$1,129,401
- Defense Industry$1,080,750
- Agribusiness$1,010,169
- Electric Utilities$979,550
- Pro-Israel Lobby$917,319
- Construction & Engineering$793,525
- Oil & Gas$766,919
- Lobbyists & Big Law$720,533
- Gun Lobby$580,554
- Alcohol, Tobacco & Betting$560,316
- Accounting$461,018
- Organized Labor$402,000
- Environment$80,475
- Cryptocurrency$24,550
- Trial Lawyers$23,300
- Artificial Intelligence$8,900
Contributions by election cycle
- 2010$2,817,464
- 2012$1,457,652
- 2014$1,868,957
- 2016$3,431,781
- 2018$2,058,500
- 2020$2,002,000
- 2022$5,006,313
- 2024$2,852,230
- 2026$3,104,150
- Finance, Securities & Banking
- Big Tech & Telecom
- Pharmaceuticals & Health Products
- Insurance
- Transportation & Auto
- Health Professionals
- Real Estate
- Retail & Restaurants
- Defense Industry
- Agribusiness
- Electric Utilities
- Pro-Israel Lobby
- Construction & Engineering
- Oil & Gas
- Lobbyists & Big Law
- Gun Lobby
- Alcohol, Tobacco & Betting
- Accounting
- Organized Labor
- Environment
- Cryptocurrency
- Trial Lawyers
- Artificial Intelligence
Show the table
| Cycle | Finance, Securities & Banking | Big Tech & Telecom | Pharmaceuticals & Health Products | Insurance | Transportation & Auto | Health Professionals | Real Estate | Retail & Restaurants | Defense Industry | Agribusiness | Electric Utilities | Pro-Israel Lobby | Construction & Engineering | Oil & Gas | Lobbyists & Big Law | Gun Lobby | Alcohol, Tobacco & Betting | Accounting | Organized Labor | Environment | Cryptocurrency | Trial Lawyers | Artificial Intelligence | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $495,500 | $323,150 | $307,250 | $253,500 | $143,200 | $175,000 | $113,800 | $171,750 | $116,500 | $224,250 | $229,100 | $23,250 | $128,950 | $97,600 | $54,000 | $40,350 | $95,500 | $44,000 | $49,000 | $8,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 | $6,000 | $3,104,150 |
| 2024 | $477,850 | $325,750 | $276,700 | $158,000 | $156,350 | $180,400 | $262,830 | $136,500 | $124,500 | $100,700 | $105,000 | $58,700 | $108,800 | $89,300 | $76,250 | $25,900 | $73,800 | $51,500 | $43,300 | $11,000 | $8,100 | $1,000 | $0 | $2,852,230 |
| 2022 | $777,400 | $528,040 | $386,900 | $242,850 | $337,550 | $348,350 | $405,500 | $186,600 | $153,800 | $179,700 | $203,500 | $385,710 | $149,650 | $146,000 | $209,050 | $80,113 | $101,850 | $81,050 | $53,400 | $35,600 | $7,900 | $2,900 | $2,900 | $5,006,313 |
| 2020 | $322,550 | $320,550 | $207,100 | $160,300 | $156,300 | $116,850 | $82,400 | $96,900 | $92,800 | $36,250 | $76,800 | $22,950 | $57,800 | $28,500 | $50,900 | $43,000 | $51,550 | $45,900 | $30,550 | $2,000 | $50 | $0 | $0 | $2,002,000 |
| 2018 | $281,050 | $297,050 | $184,100 | $120,950 | $177,100 | $148,950 | $114,600 | $104,550 | $101,600 | $61,250 | $88,200 | $36,200 | $43,000 | $48,700 | $44,550 | $50,900 | $40,000 | $38,200 | $59,550 | $8,600 | $2,000 | $7,400 | $0 | $2,058,500 |
| 2016 | $342,800 | $477,250 | $248,550 | $249,284 | $233,800 | $257,501 | $191,440 | $155,450 | $161,200 | $132,740 | $123,250 | $158,850 | $115,275 | $144,100 | $103,150 | $84,575 | $72,516 | $87,900 | $70,300 | $10,750 | $4,000 | $7,100 | $0 | $3,431,781 |
| 2014 | $200,798 | $293,795 | $159,749 | $168,550 | $173,150 | $125,122 | $121,500 | $71,850 | $98,550 | $61,829 | $42,000 | $23,359 | $39,650 | $64,450 | $59,600 | $46,055 | $37,000 | $30,200 | $49,850 | $0 | $0 | $1,900 | $0 | $1,868,957 |
| 2012 | $139,150 | $186,600 | $103,250 | $186,504 | $136,400 | $115,550 | $104,550 | $54,350 | $66,000 | $62,600 | $29,250 | $18,400 | $45,350 | $32,850 | $29,250 | $63,998 | $33,000 | $27,500 | $23,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,457,652 |
| 2010 | $299,494 | $201,840 | $195,651 | $248,976 | $167,288 | $172,541 | $192,965 | $151,451 | $165,800 | $150,850 | $82,450 | $189,900 | $105,050 | $115,419 | $93,783 | $145,663 | $55,100 | $54,768 | $22,950 | $4,525 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $2,817,464 |
2026 race: South Dakota Senate
| Candidate | Party | Career | 2026 cycle | Top group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thuneincumbent | Republican | $24,599,047 | $3,104,150 | Finance, Securities & Banking |
| Brian Bengs | Independent | $65,200 | $65,200 | Pro-Israel Lobby |
| Julian Beaudion | Democrat | $6,850 | $6,850 | Organized Labor |
| Justin McNeal | Republican | $0 | $0 | — |
4 candidates with a principal campaign committee. Combined figures sum every group; a dollar tagged into two groups is counted twice. A state with a regular and a special Senate election in the same cycle shows both fields together.
Top 100 of 3453 contributors
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $41,250Leadership PAC: $86,000
$127,250
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$120,000
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FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Transportation & AutoPAC: $32,000Leadership PAC: $87,500
$119,500
View FEC filing: 1
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND
Transportation & AutoPAC: $42,500Leadership PAC: $75,000
$117,500
View FEC filing: 1
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $85,500
$115,500
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$115,000
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AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $28,500Leadership PAC: $85,000
$113,500
View FEC filing: 1
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Defense IndustryPAC: $28,000Leadership PAC: $85,000
$113,000
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)
Real EstatePAC: $22,500Leadership PAC: $90,000
$112,500
View FEC filing: 1
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Retail & RestaurantsPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $82,500
$112,500
View FEC filing: 1
$110,000
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BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)
Real EstatePAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $80,000
$110,000
View FEC filing: 1
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $80,000
$110,000
View FEC filing: 1
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $23,500Leadership PAC: $85,000
$108,500
View FEC filing: 1
$107,738
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $31,500Leadership PAC: $75,000
$106,500
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')
Retail & RestaurantsPAC: $26,000Leadership PAC: $79,500
$105,500
View FEC filing: 1
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Defense IndustryPAC: $25,000Leadership PAC: $80,000
$105,000
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Alcohol, Tobacco & BettingPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $75,000
$105,000
View FEC filing: 1
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $35,000Leadership PAC: $70,000
$105,000
View FEC filing: 1
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $29,000Leadership PAC: $75,000
$104,000
View FEC filing: 1
$103,000
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Real EstatePAC: $30,990Leadership PAC: $71,500
$102,490
View FEC filing: 1
$101,000
View FEC filing: 1
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT
Transportation & AutoPAC: $23,000Leadership PAC: $78,000
$101,000
View FEC filing: 1
$100,500
View FEC filing: 1
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)
Alcohol, Tobacco & BettingPAC: $20,000Leadership PAC: $80,000
$100,000
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $24,000Leadership PAC: $74,995
$98,995
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Real EstatePAC: $26,000Leadership PAC: $72,500
$98,500
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Retail & RestaurantsPAC: $33,000Leadership PAC: $65,000
$98,000
View FEC filing: 1
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $22,000Leadership PAC: $75,000
$97,000
View FEC filing: 1
$97,000
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$96,500
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $20,000Leadership PAC: $75,000
$95,000
View FEC filing: 1
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)
InsurancePAC: $25,000Leadership PAC: $68,000
$93,000
View FEC filing: 1
$92,500
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UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC
InsurancePAC: $25,000Leadership PAC: $67,500
$92,500
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Health ProfessionalsPAC: $17,500Leadership PAC: $74,000
$91,500
View FEC filing: 1
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)
Transportation & AutoPAC: $20,000Leadership PAC: $71,500
$91,500
View FEC filing: 1
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Defense IndustryPAC: $26,500Leadership PAC: $64,500
$91,000
View FEC filing: 1
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Electric UtilitiesPAC: $26,500Leadership PAC: $64,500
$91,000
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $28,000Leadership PAC: $62,500
$90,500
View FEC filing: 1
CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AgribusinessPAC: $28,000Leadership PAC: $62,500
$90,500
View FEC filing: 1
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $31,000Leadership PAC: $59,000
$90,000
View FEC filing: 1
$90,000
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$89,000
View FEC filing: 1
$87,000
View FEC filing: 1
$86,500
View FEC filing: 1
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
InsurancePAC: $20,500Leadership PAC: $66,000
$86,500
View FEC filing: 1
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.
Transportation & AutoPAC: $23,500Leadership PAC: $63,000
$86,500
View FEC filing: 1
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $14,000Leadership PAC: $72,000
$86,000
View FEC filing: 1
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $33,000Leadership PAC: $52,500
$85,500
View FEC filing: 1
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)
Construction & EngineeringPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $55,000
$85,000
View FEC filing: 1
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $23,500Leadership PAC: $61,500
$85,000
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Transportation & AutoPAC: $29,000Leadership PAC: $56,000
$85,000
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC
Electric UtilitiesPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $55,000
$85,000
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)
Real EstatePAC: $27,500Leadership PAC: $55,000
$82,500
View FEC filing: 1
$81,500
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC)
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $23,500Leadership PAC: $57,500
$81,000
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)
Retail & RestaurantsPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $50,000
$80,000
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AccountingPAC: $11,618Leadership PAC: $67,500
$79,118
View FEC filing: 1
$79,000
View FEC filing: 1
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)
Defense IndustryPAC: $26,750Leadership PAC: $52,000
$78,750
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC
Construction & EngineeringPAC: $24,000Leadership PAC: $53,500
$77,500
View FEC filing: 1
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $20,000Leadership PAC: $57,500
$77,500
View FEC filing: 1
$76,000
View FEC filing: 1
$75,000
View FEC filing: 1
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC)
Electric UtilitiesPAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $45,000
$75,000
View FEC filing: 1
$74,500
View FEC filing: 1
$74,000
View FEC filing: 1
$73,000
View FEC filing: 1
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $32,000Leadership PAC: $40,500
$72,500
View FEC filing: 1
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
InsurancePAC: $30,000Leadership PAC: $42,000
$72,000
View FEC filing: 1
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Alcohol, Tobacco & BettingPAC: $9,916Leadership PAC: $61,500
$71,416
View FEC filing: 1
$70,500
View FEC filing: 1
$70,500
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)
Construction & EngineeringPAC: $39,000Leadership PAC: $30,000
$69,000
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $27,500Leadership PAC: $41,500
$69,000
View FEC filing: 1
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $28,000Leadership PAC: $40,000
$68,000
View FEC filing: 1
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $15,000Leadership PAC: $53,000
$68,000
View FEC filing: 1
$68,000
View FEC filing: 1
$67,500
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
Finance, Securities & BankingPAC: $29,500Leadership PAC: $38,000
$67,500
View FEC filing: 1
$67,500
View FEC filing: 1
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC
Organized LaborPAC: $27,000Leadership PAC: $40,000
$67,000
View FEC filing: 1
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)
Big Tech & TelecomPAC: $13,500Leadership PAC: $52,000
$65,500
View FEC filing: 1
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Real EstatePAC: $22,530Leadership PAC: $42,500
$65,030
View FEC filing: 1
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
InsurancePAC: $32,500Leadership PAC: $32,500
$65,000
View FEC filing: 1
$64,500
View FEC filing: 1
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $15,000Leadership PAC: $48,500
$63,500
View FEC filing: 1
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL
Electric UtilitiesPAC: $30,500Leadership PAC: $32,500
$63,000
View FEC filing: 1
TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)
Retail & RestaurantsPAC: $27,000Leadership PAC: $36,000
$63,000
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)
Transportation & AutoPAC: $27,000Leadership PAC: $35,000
$62,000
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
AgribusinessPAC: $32,000Leadership PAC: $30,000
$62,000
View FEC filing: 1
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $17,500Leadership PAC: $44,000
$61,500
View FEC filing: 1
$61,500
View FEC filing: 1
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $18,500Leadership PAC: $42,500
$61,000
View FEC filing: 1
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Pharmaceuticals & Health ProductsPAC: $23,500Leadership PAC: $36,000
$59,500
View FEC filing: 1
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Health ProfessionalsPAC: $16,000Leadership PAC: $43,350
$59,350
View FEC filing: 1
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)
InsurancePAC: $12,500Leadership PAC: $46,500
$59,000
View FEC filing: 1