Dusty Johnson (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2019. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Johnson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 4, 2024.
Johnson won the Republican primary for South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District in June 2018. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R) did not run for re-election, as she ran for and won election to governor in 2018.
He previously served on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission from 2005-2011.
A businessman who previously served as chief of staff for Gov. Dennis Daugaard, Dusty Johnson ran for Congress with the campaign slogan, "I'm an optimist." He received the support of his former boss, Gov. Daugaard, and was the field's leading fundraiser.
Johnson told the Rapid City Journal that his major focuses in Congress would be responding to the drought in South Dakota and addressing what he calls the "general dysfunction" of the federal government. His campaign website highlighted his opposition to firearm regulations, his desire to address increasing deficits he said could come with the 2017 tax bill, and his support for South Dakota's agriculture industry. He also supported legislation changing the congressional budgeting process from one year to two years.
Johnson joined Vantage Point Solutions, a telecommunications firm, after leaving Governor Daugaard's administration in 2014. He had joined the Daugaard administration in 2010 after previously serving on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. He attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
