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Senate Commerce Committee Republican Members: Democratic Members: Thune, John (SD), Chairman Nelson, Bill (FL), Ranking Member Wicker, Roger F Senate Commerce Committee Republican Members: Democratic Members: Thune, John (SD), Chairman Nelson, Bill (FL), Ranking Member Wicker, Roger F. (MS) Cantwell, Maria (WA) Blunt, Roy (MO) Klobuchar, Amy (MN) Cruz, Ted (TX) Blumenthal, Richard (CT) Fischer, Deb (NE) Schatz, Brian (HI) Moran, Jerry (KS) Markey, Edward J. (MA) Sullivan, Dan (AK) Udall, Tom (NM) Heller, Dean (NV) Peters, Gary C. (MI) Inhofe, James M. (OK) Baldwin, Tammy (WI) Lee, Mike (UT) Duckworth, Tammy (IL) Johnson, Ron (WI) Hassan, Margaret Wood (NH) CaPito, Shelley Moore (WV) Cortez Masto, Catherine (NV) Gardner, Cory (CO) Tester, Jon (Montana) Young, Todd (IN) John Thune CHAIRMAN (56) R-SD elected 2004 United States Senate SD-511 Phone: (202) 224-2321 Director of Scheduling: [email protected] [email protected] Chief of Staff: Brendon Plack [email protected] Telecommunications Legislative Aide: [email protected] Health Legislative Correspondent: [email protected] Senior Policy Advisor Agriculture, Environment [email protected] Committees and Subcommittees: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Senate Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Senate Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security Senate Subcommittee on Rural DeveloPment and Energy Bios Senate Commerce Committee – 115th Congress 1 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Subcommittee on Aviation OPerations, Safety, and Security Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Senate Subcommittee on SPace, Science, and ComPetitiveness Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Senate Committee on Finance Senate Subcommittee on Health Care Senate Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global ComPetitiveness Senate Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight John Thune grew uP in Murdo, South Dakota. His interest in Politics was sparked at a young age after making five of six free throws during a freshman high school basketball game. He was later greeted by a spectator who said, “I noticed you missed one.” That spectator haPPened to be well- known sports enthusiast and South Dakota U.S. RePresentative Jim Abdnor. The introduction was the start of a friendshiP that ignited John’s career in Public service. John received his undergraduate degree at Biola University and his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of South Dakota. UPon comPletion of his Master’s Degree in 1984, he married Kimberley Weems, a native of Doland, South Dakota. John’s attraction to Public service took him to Washington, D.C. to work for that sports enthusiast and then-U.S. Senator Jim Abdnor. He then served at the Small Business Administration under an aPPointment from President Ronald Reagan. In 1989, John and his family returned to South Dakota, where he served as the Executive Director of the South Dakota RePublican Party. In 1991, Governor George S. Mickelson aPPointed him the State Railroad Director, a Position he held until 1993, when he became Executive Director of the South Dakota MuniciPal League. In 1996, with a shoestring budget and the suPPort of family and friends, John won his first term as South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House of RePresentatives. John was reelected to a second term by the largest margin in South Dakota history. He returned again to Washington in 2001 to serve his third term in the House. John then honored his 1996 camPaign Pledge to serve only three terms in the U.S. House of RePresentatives. After a narrow loss in a U.S. Senate race in 2002, he won his current U.S. Senate seat in 2004, when he made history by defeating a sitting U.S. Senate Party leader for the first time in 52 years. In 2010, John was elected to serve a second term in the U.S. Senate in a rare unoPPosed race. He was only the third RePublican and the only South Dakotan to run unoPPosed for the U.S. Senate since direct elections were created in 1913. John was elected to a third term in 2016. For the 115th Congress, Senator Thune serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; and the Finance Committee. Thune, who is the senior most RePublican on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, serves as Chairman. Thune also served in RePublican leadershiP as Chairman of the Senate RePublican Policy Committee from 2009 – 2011 and now serves as the Chairman of the Senate RePublican Conference, the number three Position in Senate RePublican leadershiP. Share a cuP of coffee with the South Dakota delegation at South Dakota Sunrise Coffee, which takes Place in the Senate office buildings adjacent to the U.S. CaPitol. At the event, the delegation gives a short rePort on current activities in Washington, D.C. and takes Pictures with constituents. A comPlimentary breakfast with coffee and light Pastries is Provided. Reservations are required and must be submitted by noon on the Tuesday of the desired reservation week. 2/7, 2/14, 2/28 from 9-10AM Bios Senate Commerce Committee – 115th Congress 2 Committees: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION & FORESTRY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security Subcommittee on Rural DeveloPment and Energy Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation OPerations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee on SPace, Science, and ComPetitiveness Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Health Care Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global ComPetitiveness Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight Air Force Caucus Afterschool Caucus Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease Congressional Autism Caucus Congressional Border Security and Enforcement First Caucus Congressional Brain Injury Task Force Congressional Coalition on AdoPtion Congressional Diabetes Caucus Congressional Fire Service Caucus Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition Congressional Internet Caucus Congressional SPortsmen's Caucus Senate Anti-MethamPhetamine Caucus Senate Anti-Terrorism Caucus Senate Biofuels Caucus Senate Cancer Coalition Senate Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Caucus Senate Friends of Norway Caucus Senate ImPact Aid Coalition Senate MultiPle Sclerosis Caucus Senate National Guard Caucus Senate RePublican CaPital Markets Task Force Senate RePublican High Tech Task Force Senate Rural Education Caucus Senate Rural Health Caucus Senate Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics Senate Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood Senate Western Caucus Congressional Nursing Caucus Bicameral Congressional Arthritis Caucus Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus Bios Senate Commerce Committee – 115th Congress 3 Congressional Farmer CooPerative Caucus In alPhabetic order Tammy Baldwin (54) D-Wisconsin Elected 2012 Washington, D.C. 717 Hart SOB 20510 Phone: (202) 224-5653 Director, Scheduling & Executive Assistant: [email protected] Chief of Staff: [email protected] Health Legislative Assistant: Ms. Kathleen C. Laird Environment: Ms. Colleene P. Thomas Telecommunications: Mr. Brian Moulton Committees & Subcommittees: Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural DeveloPment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Senate Subcommittee on DePartment of Defense Senate Subcommittee on DePartment of Homeland Security Senate Subcommittee on DePartment of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Subcommittee on Aviation OPerations, Safety, and Security Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Senate Subcommittee on SPace, Science, and ComPetitiveness Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Senate Subcommittee on EmPloyment and Workplace Safety Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security Caucuses: • Arthritis Caucus • Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease • BiPartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease • Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE) • Community College Caucus • Congressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus • Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus • Congressional Brain Injury Task Force • Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues (Senate) • Congressional Children's Health Care Caucus Bios Senate Commerce Committee – 115th Congress 4 • Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus (COPD) • Congressional Coalition on
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