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John Thune Campaign Spending | Consultariat

JOHN THUNE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

John Thune

FEC name:: THUNE, JOHN R.
FEC ID:: S2SD00068
Party:: REP
Office:: S
District:: SD-00

2026 South Dakota Senate 2026-S-SD-00 · Incumbent

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

John Thune paid THE RIZZO DUKES GROUP for strategy, CROSBY OTTENHOFF GOUP for compliance, and THE LUKENS COMPANY for direct mail.

Spend: $1,733,983; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $902,224; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 100; this cycle

Direct mailTHE LUKENS COMPANY + PITNEY BOWES PRESORT SERVICES$179,3084 payees TV / mediaMEADE COUNTY GOP$1751 payee Digital adsPOWERS, PATRICK D$6,0001 payee PollingAXIS RESEARCH INC$2,5001 payee ComplianceCROSBY OTTENHOFF GOUP$208,1793 payees PrintingTHE LUKENS COMPANY$43,4194 payees

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Texting / phonesNo loaded payments—Campaign service FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataARISTOTLE INTERNATIONAL INC · $7,425 LegalJONES DAY · $31,810

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $825,858 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

1,087 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-01-02 → 2026-06-30 · peak Apr 2025

2025

2026

Strategy consultingTaxesCompliance/accountingUnclear / otherEvents/cateringRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $1,733,983.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$100,911	95
Feb 2025	$35,668	47
Mar 2025	$57,673	43
Apr 2025	$257,817	60
May 2025	$72,673	79
Jun 2025	$32,268	27
Jul 2025	$126,635	59
Aug 2025	$86,344	86
Sep 2025	$44,730	31
Oct 2025	$144,267	93
Nov 2025	$72,720	27
Dec 2025	$66,468	53
Jan 2026	$131,152	68
Feb 2026	$104,586	93
Mar 2026	$46,397	45
Apr 2026	$216,418	65
May 2026	$68,558	47
Jun 2026	$68,699	69
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-04-16	THE RIZZO DUKES GROUP	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$19,898
2026-05-22	CROSBY OTTENHOFF GOUP	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$6,157
2026-04-23	THE LUKENS COMPANY	PRINTING / POSTAGE	Direct mail	$9,013
2026-03-25	CROSBY OTTENHOFF GOUP	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$3,180

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

2026

THE RIZZO DUKES GROUP

Strategy consulting firm · 6 tx

$158,193

20%

CROSBY OTTENHOFF GOUP

Unclassified recipient · 17 tx

$137,203

17%

SDLS, LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 9 tx

$127,440

16%

THE LUKENS COMPANY

Direct mail provider · 9 tx

$116,798

15%

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

JOHN THUNE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

John Thune

FEC name:: THUNE, JOHN R.
FEC ID:: S2SD00068
Party:: REP
Office:: S
District:: SD-00

2026 South Dakota Senate 2026-S-SD-00 · Incumbent

Election year

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RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-30	WEYERS, NICOLE A	PAYROLL	Payroll/staff	$1,462
2026-06-30	WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC	CONDUIT PROCESSING FEE	Payment fees	$1,316
2026-06-30	LONG, ROBIN	PAYROLL	Payroll/staff	$416
2026-06-30	OETKEN, CAROL	CLEANING SERVICES	Unclear / other	$143
2026-06-30	LAUCK, JON K	PAYROLL	Payroll/staff	$92
2026-06-29	VERIZON WIRELESS	PHONE SERVICE	Unclear / other	$663
2026-06-29	CLUBHOUSE HOTEL & SUITES	TRAVEL	Travel	$334
2026-06-29	HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS	TRAVEL	Travel	$288

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TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

2026