Dusty Johnson
RepublicanU.S. Representative, SD-0| Age | 49 (b. 1976-09-30) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2019-01-03 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Education | BA in Political Science, University of South Dakota (1999); MPA, University of Kansas (2002) |
| Prior occupation | South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner; Governor's chief of staff; Vice President at Vantage Point Solutions (telecommunications consulting firm) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Pierre, South Dakota |
| Marital status | Married — Jacquelyn Dice Johnson |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Mitchell, South Dakota |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Previous offices | Member, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (2005-2011; Chair 2007-2011) · Chief of Staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard (2011-2014) |
| Committees | House Committee on Agriculture · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party |
| Caucuses | Problem Solvers Caucus · Republican Main Street Partnership (past chair, 2023-2025) · Climate Solutions Caucus · Congressional Western Caucus · Congressional Coalition on Adoption · Rare Disease Caucus |
| Leadership | Chair, Republican Main Street Partnership (2023-2025) · Chair, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (2007-2011) |
| Ideology | Rated as a limited-government / centrist-leaning conservative; member of the centrist Problem Solvers Caucus and former chair of the Republican Main Street Partnership. Heritage Action rated him approximately 98% on its conservative scorecard. |
| Signature legislation | Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (co-sponsor with Sen. John Thune; passed House 369-42) · TRUST in Congress Act (bipartisan bill to ban congressional stock trading) · Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act (raising mandatory commercial pilot retirement age) · 2024 NDAA provisions: congressional charter for National American Indian Veterans; ban on China's LOGINK platform at U.S. ports |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2018) · estimate
| American Funds Fundamental Investors - A | fund · –$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| American Funds 2045 Target Date (401K) | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| American Funds Growth Fund of America - A | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| American Funds New Perspective - A | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: Moyle Petroleum (top donor to Dusty Johnson Victory Committee) ($58,300)
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.