Dusty Johnson
Dusty Johnson | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kristi Noem |
| Chief of Staff to the Governor of South Dakota | |
| In office January 8, 2011 – November 7, 2014 | |
| Governor | Dennis Daugaard |
| Preceded by | Neil Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Tony Venhuizen |
| Member of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission | |
| In office January 2005 – January 8, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Burg |
| Succeeded by | Chris Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dustin Michael Johnson September 30, 1976 Pierre, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Jacquelyn Dice (m. 1999) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of South Dakota (BA) University of Kansas (MPA) |
| Website | House website |
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.
As a member of the centrist Problem Solvers Caucus, Johnson is generally considered to be a moderate Republican. 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.