Dusty Johnson

U.S. Representative, SD (At-Large)

SD House · Republican

Dustin Michael Johnson (born September 30, 1976) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011, when he was appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard, a position he held until 2014. Between his state political career and congressional service, Johnson was the vice-president of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell, South Dakota. A moderate Republican, Johnson is a member of the centrist Problem Solvers Caucus. During his tenure he has voted to revoke Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, keep Liz Cheney as the Republican Conference Chair, and joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol. Johnson ran for Governor of South Dakota in 2026, placing third in the Republican primary and failing to advance to a runoff.

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