Current Position: US Senator since 2015
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: US Representative from 2011 – 2019; State Delegate from 2007 – 2011

Rounds ran for governor of South Dakota in 2002, and after an upset victory in the Republican primary, defeated Democratic nominee Jim Abbott. He was reelected in 2006, but was term limited from running for a third term in 2010.

Several members of the Rounds family have been involved in state government. Rounds is a former partner in Fischer Rounds & Associates, an insurance and real estate firm.

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The Biden administration’s lack of sanctions enforcement against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is not only poor U.S. foreign policy but also makes our European allies more dependent on Putin.

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Current Position: US Senator since 2005
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: US Representative from 1997 – 2003
Other Position:Senate Majority Leader

He is known for his defeat of sitting Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle in 2004. Thune was a star athlete in high school, active in basketball, track, and football.

He worked as a legislative aide for U.S. Senator James Abdnor from 1985 to 1987. In 1989, Thune moved to Pierre, where he served as executive director of the state Republican Party for two years. Thune was appointed Railroad Director of South Dakota by Governor George S. Mickelson, serving from 1991 to 1993. From 1993 to 1996, he was executive director of the South Dakota Municipal League.