Will Congress enact a ban on congressional stock trading before January 3, 2027?YES 34% 3%Will cannabis be federally legalized or descheduled before January 1, 2029?YES 58% 2%Will there be a federal government shutdown before October 1, 2026?YES 41% 5%Will Republicans keep control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms?YES 52% 1%Will the Senate confirm a Supreme Court nominee in 2026?YES 71% 2%Will a federal minimum wage increase be enacted before January 1, 2028?YES 22% 1%Will Congress enact a comprehensive federal AI framework law before January 1, 2028?YES 47% 4%Will a comprehensive border security bill become law before January 2027?YES 62% 1%Will Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterms?YES 44% 2%Will the Republican candidate win Ohio's 2026 U.S. Senate race?YES 58% 3%Will the Federal Reserve cut its policy rate at the July 2026 FOMC meeting?YES 68% 9%Will the NBER declare a U.S. recession beginning in 2026?YES 24% 3%Will Medicare drug-price negotiation be expanded to 30+ drugs before 2028?YES 36% 2%Will pandemic-era Medicare telehealth flexibilities be made permanent before 2027?YES 74% 1%Will Congress enact a ban on congressional stock trading before January 3, 2027?YES 34% 3%Will cannabis be federally legalized or descheduled before January 1, 2029?YES 58% 2%Will there be a federal government shutdown before October 1, 2026?YES 41% 5%Will Republicans keep control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms?YES 52% 1%Will the Senate confirm a Supreme Court nominee in 2026?YES 71% 2%Will a federal minimum wage increase be enacted before January 1, 2028?YES 22% 1%Will Congress enact a comprehensive federal AI framework law before January 1, 2028?YES 47% 4%Will a comprehensive border security bill become law before January 2027?YES 62% 1%Will Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterms?YES 44% 2%Will the Republican candidate win Ohio's 2026 U.S. Senate race?YES 58% 3%Will the Federal Reserve cut its policy rate at the July 2026 FOMC meeting?YES 68% 9%Will the NBER declare a U.S. recession beginning in 2026?YES 24% 3%Will Medicare drug-price negotiation be expanded to 30+ drugs before 2028?YES 36% 2%Will pandemic-era Medicare telehealth flexibilities be made permanent before 2027?YES 74% 1%
Official portrait of Sen. John Thune

Sen. John Thune

RepublicanSenate Majority Leader
U.S. Senate · South Dakota · Term ends Jan 3, 2029 · Next election Nov 7, 2028
FinanceCommerce, Science & Transportation96.2K followers
The portrait is this official's real congressional photo (public domain). All votes, scores, promises, and gap figures on this page are simulated demonstration data tied to this demo's fictional bills — not this official's actual record.

Senate Majority Leader from South Dakota. Sets the Senate floor agenda — in this demo scenario, the decisive factor in whether the stock-trading ban and AI framework receive votes.

Representation Index — five separate measurements, never one blended score

Promise Delivery
Kept
44%
Partial
22%
Active
19%
Broken
16%
Constituent Alignment
55%aligned
Legislative Participation
Attendance91%
Sponsored11
Cosponsored78
Transparency
69%disclosure
Community Confidence
52%confidence

Representation Gap

-54%gap score
Prescription drug price negotiation

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Official Actions

Voted NO on drug-price negotiation expansion (simulated)Jun 20, 2026

Opposed expanding federal price-negotiation authority. Simulated state sentiment on the issue: 77% in favor.

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Sponsored the Senate AI framework (simulated)Jun 5, 2026

Introduced the Senate counterpart to the AI Accountability Act with two Democratic cosponsors.

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Commerce markup on spectrum modernization (simulated)May 12, 2026

Advanced the spectrum-auction reauthorization package.

Floor schedule statement (simulated)Mar 8, 2026

Indicated the cannabis bill would receive floor time this session; no commitment on the trading ban.

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Promise update: ag disaster relief — KEPT (simulated)Feb 2, 2026

Delivered the pledged drought-relief supplemental for ranchers in this demonstration timeline.

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Photo: official congressional portrait, public domain, via the unitedstates.io archive. The official record cannot be changed by community voting. Corrections: see methodology.