Dusty Johnson dossier →

• House budget bill cutting SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare affecting South Dakota's most vulnerable 63 days silent
  Expected position: As the sole House representative for a state where nearly half of state revenue comes from federal funding and 11.9% of residents live in poverty, Johnson was expected to hold town halls or directly address constituent concerns about the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' cutting safety-net programs. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: During this window, Johnson published an op-ed defending the bill (Mitchell Now, May 23, 2025), held a travel-and-tourism roundtable in Sioux Falls (April 22, 2025), and made dozens of public appearances. However, he declined to hold a public town hall, prompting protests from constituents seeking answers on federal cuts to education, veterans' services, and safety-net programs. Primary URL: https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/04/22/protestors-outside-rep-johnson-event-push-town-hall/
• Carbon pipeline legislation and eminent domain concerns 30 days silent
  Expected position: As South Dakota's sole House member with a district heavily impacted by proposed carbon capture pipelines and eminent domain disputes, Johnson was expected to clarify his position on carbon pipeline legislation. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Pipeline activist Amanda Radke accused Johnson of sponsoring legislation that facilitates carbon pipelines. Johnson dismissed the claim as 'fake news' and called Radke a liar, stating his bill deals only with clean water projects. However, he did not provide detailed public clarification beyond this exchange, despite ongoing constituent concern about eminent domain for carbon projects. Primary URL: https://mitchellnow.com/news/236632-dusty-johnson-clashes-with-pipeline-opponents-over-alleged-support-for-carbon-projects/
• law & lobbying firms
  Interested donors: Honeywell International PAC, Ballard Spahr LLP PAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC
  Honeywell International PAC, Ballard Spahr LLP PAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,010 (2024)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms
• other candidates' committees
  Interested donors: Huck PAC
  Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Do Right Bayou PAC, Roughrider PAC, Heartland Values PAC, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Innovation PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Building America'S Republican Representation PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), Delivers PAC, Mvl PAC, Highwater PAC
  Do Right Bayou PAC, Roughrider PAC, Heartland Values PAC, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Innovation PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Building America'S Republican Representation PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), Delivers PAC, Mvl PAC, Highwater PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: No Labels PAC, Black Hills Corporation PAC
  No Labels PAC, Black Hills Corporation PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• corporate pacs, industry unlisted
  Interested donors: Cnh Industrial Excellence In Government Fund, The Schwan Company PAC, Direct Supply, Inc. Partners PAC (Dsi Partners PAC), Boehringer Ingelheim PAC, Vsp Holding Company Inc Political Action Committee, Pepsico, Inc. Concerned Citizens Fund
  Cnh Industrial Excellence In Government Fund, The Schwan Company PAC, Direct Supply, Inc. Partners PAC (Dsi Partners PAC), Boehringer Ingelheim PAC, Vsp Holding Company Inc Political Action Committee, Pepsico, Inc. Concerned Citizens Fund (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: Aeg PAC, Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC, California Dairies Federal PAC, Building Bridges PAC, Blue PAC
  Aeg PAC, Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC, California Dairies Federal PAC, Building Bridges PAC, Blue PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $6,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified

• H.R. 7147 ↗ YEA 2025-05-22
  One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation package)
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Johnson voted for the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' a $3.4 trillion reconciliation package that the nonpartisan budget analysis estimated would add trillions to the deficit. The bill included $1.1 billion in cuts to public broadcasting, costing South Dakota Public Broadcasting 23% of its budget. The bill passed 215-214, making his vote pivotal. His support contrasted with his prior rhetoric about unsustainable spending.
• H.Con.Res.14 ↗ YEA 2025-02-25
  House Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution (reconciliation framework)
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Johnson voted yes on a budget blueprint that the South Dakota Democratic Party and budget analysts warned would require hundreds of billions in cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other safety-net programs to pay for tax cuts. His district has an 11.9% poverty rate and South Dakota receives nearly half its state revenue from federal funding. The resolution passed 217-215.
• H.R. 3684 ↗ NAY 2021-11-05
  Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law)
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Johnson voted against the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill even though South Dakota received $2.5 billion from it for roads, bridges, water systems, and broadband—infrastructure critical to his rural, geographically vast at-large district. The bill provided $152.5 million that completed the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System serving 350,000 constituents. Johnson later celebrated this project's completion.
• H.Res.246 ↗ NAY 2019-07-16
  Resolution condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at members of Congress
  why contradicted?

  [reversal] Johnson was one of only four House Republicans who previously voted against efforts to condemn Trump, but later positioned himself as a Trump ally—endorsed by Trump in 2020 and serving as his campaign chair. This early vote demonstrates the evolution of his relationship with Trump and his willingness to resist party orthodoxy before aligning more closely with the former president.

No documented broken promises on file.

• reversal SCORE 60
  Johnson voted against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that provided the final $152.5 million to complete the Lewis and Clark water pipeline to Madison, then celebrated the completed project three years later, claiming credit for advocacy. Johnson defended this by noting he supported annual appropriations for the project while opposing the broader bill, but the contradiction between voting against a law's funding and later celebrating the projects it funded drew sharp criticism from his Democratic opponent.