What is the rating that was given by the American Conservative Union to john thune last 2006?
he year 2006 was not only a loss for conservatism in the election but in Congressional voting too. It is reasonable to assume the two were related. Fewer members of either the House of Representatives or Senate voted conservatively than in any recent Congress. Liberal voting went down too. Congress moved to a mushy middle that apparently did not appeal to the voters, who turned out the majority party in a search for a coherent and principled course of action. In 2006, only 8 House Republicans scored a perfect 100% conservative rating, including newly elected Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Jeb Hensarling (TX) and the previous RSC Chairman Mike Pence (IN). This is down sharply from 2005 when 38 House Republicans scored a perfect 100%, and 2004 when 48 House Republicans scored a perfect 100%. However, in 2003 only two Congressmen received perfect scores. House Majority Leader John Boehner of Ohio (now House Minority Leader) scored an 88% rating in 2006, compared to his perfect
John Randolph Thune (born January 7, 1961) is the Republican junior U.S. Senator from the state of South Dakota. Born and raised in South Dakota, Thune attended college at Biola University in California before returning to his home state to obtain a graduate degree at the University of South Dakota. He worked as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator James Abdnor and served in the Reagan Administration in the Small Business Administration, before winning election to the House of Representatives in 1996. After three terms in the House, he unsuccessfully challenged Democrat Tim Johnson in the U.S. Senate race in 2002, losing by a mere 524 votes (0.15%). Thune was elected to the Senate two years later, defeating the incumbent Democrat and serving Senate Minority Leader, Tom Daschle. John Randolph Thune was born in Murdo, South Dakota to Yvonne Patricia Bodine and Harold Richard Thune. Thune’s paternal grandfather was an immigrant from Norway who partnered with his brother to start Thune Hardw
The American Conservative Union gave Senator Thune a rating of “100” in 2006. Thune has described his religious faith as the most important aspect of his political career: “Having a Christian worldview shapes my decision-making with respect to all aspects of my life. I always respect people in public life who are principled, and those principles have to be connected to something. And my faith is what serves as the anchor and directs my actions. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
