Senate Majority Leader: 9 Things to Know About the Candidates

WASHINGTON—The Senate GOP is scheduled to select its leader on Nov. 13 and therefore the next majority leader of the upper congressional chamber. The candidates are Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Below are three things to know about each candidate. Thune 1. Basketball Got Him Into Politics In a video posted to the social media platform X in March, Thune, 63, recalls getting into politics thanks to his high school basketball days. He played as a freshman on the varsity team at Jones County High School in Murdo, South Dakota. After a basketball game in 1976, he was at a department store when someone tapped him on the shoulder and reminded him that he had missed one of the six free throws he attempted. The person was Rep. Jim Abdnor (R-S.D.)....