US Senate GOP leader Thune, of South Dakota, reelected for next 2 years even after election losses

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Sen. John Thune will remain Republican leader next Congress despite the GOP’s loss of the chamber’s majority in this year’s midterm elections. GOP senators voted behind closed doors Tuesday to keep Thune at the helm and reelected Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso as their whip. Neither was challenged. The other members of Senate Republican leadership will include Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Republican Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Vice Chair of the Republican Conference James Lankford of Oklahoma and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Bernie Moreno of Ohio. ‘Listening intently’ Thune said after the meeting that he and other Republicans were not happy with the results of the midterm elections but will focus more on voters’ concerns in the years ahead. “As we move forward, we are going to be listening intently to what the American people are saying,” he said.

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