In an official Instagram post, John Thune and his wife recently celebrated forty years of marital bliss. The senior United States senator from South Dakota also posted an Instagram carousel that showed off his beautiful family, including his children and grandchildren, posing at the Capitol in Washington, DC.
So, let’s look at the picture-perfect family of John Thune and his relationship history.
Who is John Thune married to?
John Thune is married to Kimberley Weems Thune, who hails from South Dakota.
The power couple reportedly met at Biola University in La Mirada and tied the knot in 1984. In an interview with Yankton Daily, Mrs. Thune once shared that she liked the Republican politician right from the beginning (via The U.S. Sun).
She was a new transfer at the university and met Thune through a mutual friend. “Here was this tall, handsome young man,” gushed Mrs. Thune. “It was like, ‘wow,’ and sure enough, that was John. That’s how we met, and it was the South Dakota connection,” she explained.
Kimberley Thune also believed South Dakota’s senator was “destined for success.” She added, “He never gives up, and I really appreciate that. He has strong convictions, and because of that, he works very, very hard for what he believes in.”
What is Kimberly Thune’s job?
Like John Thune, Kimberley is also passionate about politics. She was a legislative aide for South Dakota’s other senator, Larry Pressler. The grandmother of five also worked on special projects for the late Governor George S. Mickelson around 1989. Kimberley was also reportedly assigned to assist the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (via Heavy).
Mrs. Thune also takes an active part in her husband’s political campaign. Apart from politics, she is a businesswoman who worked in the healthcare industry from 2006 to 2011. She worked as a Business Development Executive at Sanford Health Plan. The company prides itself on being “one of the largest non-profit, rural health systems in the country.”
How many kids do John and Kimberly Thune have?
John and Kimberley Thune share two daughters and five grandchildren.
The duo seems adorably close with all their grandchildren as they frequently post pictures and share notes with the little ones. Recently, John Thune traveled to the Capitol for the swearing-in of the 119th Congress. The senator shared a post on Instagram wherein he posed with his family members.
In the caption, he wrote, “Busy start to the New Year with a special visit from our five grandkids to Washington, DC for the swearing-in of the 119th Congress. Kimberley and I got our steps in chasing them around the Capitol.”
