Dustin Johnson

Republican Representative of South Dakota

Representative
South Dakota
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
South Dakota
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
South Dakota
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepDustyJohnson

dustyjohnson.house.gov

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September 30, 1976 (47 years old)

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Serving as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019
Previously served as South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011
Appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard from 2011 to 2014
Worked in the private sector as vice president of Vantage Point Solutions between state political career and congressional service
Member of the centrist Problem Solvers Caucus, considered a moderate Republican
Voted to revoke Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southern border and to keep Liz Cheney as the Republican Conference Chair
Supported legislation to establish the January 6, 2021 commission to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol
Graduated from the University of South Dakota with a BA in political science and earned an MPA from the University of Kansas
Named a Truman Scholar in 1998 and worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.
Led a South Dakota delegation to meet with FCC Commissioners about concerns over the National Broadband Plan's impact on small and rural providers
Voted for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 to address anti-competitive behavior by corporations
Did not support the majority of Republican members of Congress in contesting the 2020 presidential election results
Voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, citing insufficient protections for individuals or institutions with religious beliefs about marriage
Actively involved in community service, including serving as a state advisor for South Dakota Teen Age Republicans and on various boards
Has served as an adjunct professor at Dakota Wesleyan University