Johnson, Dusty
person
Biography
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, 2021 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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Core attributes
- Canonical name
- Johnson, Dusty
- First name
- Dusty
- Last name
- Johnson
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- Year of birth
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-07-10)
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US Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:J000301
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Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- J000301
- fec_candidate_id
- H8SD01055
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- H8SD01055
- govtrack_id
- 412816
- wikidata_id
- Q30015838