# Dusty Johnson

Dusty Johnson is a Republican member of the U.S. House for South Dakota at large.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, South Dakota at large
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: J000301
- FEC candidate IDs: H8SD01055

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000301 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

78% of Johnson’s statements discuss policy, in the top quarter of House Republicans (average 68%).

## What Johnson says (119th Congress (2025–27))

845 classified statements: 607 posts on X, 108 press releases, 77 newsletters, 53 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.1% | 154 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 18.9% | 15.1% | 57 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 78.0% | 67.7% | 31 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.9% | 8.9% | 73 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 46.0% | 37.4% | 53 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 3.0% | 156 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 23% (House Republicans 9.0%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Republicans 19%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (House Republicans 7.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.90 (standard error 0.01), from 2,577 donors and 3,801 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 139. 10.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 135 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10190: Pennington County Land Conveyance Act (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10190
- H.R. 9785: South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9785
- H.R. 8104: Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8104
- H.R. 7698: Tribal Firearm Access Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7698
- H.R. 7699: Tribal Police Department Parity Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7699
- H.R. 7364: Kamisha’s Law (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7364
- H.R. 7331: Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7331
- H.Res. 1034: Relating to questions of privilege in the House of Representatives during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1034
- H.R. 7287: Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7287
- H.R. 7288: Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7288

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 71% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22

## Links

- Official site: https://dustyjohnson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDustyJohnson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000301

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000301