South Dakota Senator John Thune has been elected by the republican caucus to be Majority Whip, the number two position on that side of the aisle.
Thune says the job is to keep track of members and votes..

Thune says he will continue to focus on state issues…

Thune says he has never campaigned for a leadership position….

Thune is the first South Dakota Senator to serve in republican leadership since Senator Chan Gurney in 1946.