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Dusty Johnson

RepublicanDusty Johnson

U.S. Representative · South Dakota

South Dakota at-large

RepublicanFederal

U.S. Representative from South Dakota

0 tracked promises

South Dakota · South Dakota at-large

South Dakota at-large

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How they won their seat

Dusty Johnson won the 2024 U.S. House election in South Dakota (at-large) with 72% of the vote (303,630 votes).

72%
Win share
303,630
Votes for winner
421,448
Total cast
  • Dusty Johnson · Republican72%
  • Sheryl Johnson · Democrat28%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Dusty Johnson's record shows a concentration on agricultural issues, infrastructure development, and tribal affairs. He has sponsored multiple bills related to water supply projects, agricultural support, and tribal firearm access, suggesting attention to rural and tribal community needs. His committee memberships include roles in agriculture and transportation. Focus areas (from the record): Agriculture · Infrastructure · Tribal Affairs · Water Supply · Gun Rights Alignment with declared positions: Insufficient evidence. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal any stated goals or intentions behind the sponsored bills; There is no information on the effectiveness of the bills he has sponsored; The absence of declared positions limits the ability to assess alignment with constituents' views. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Dusty Johnson has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2023. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Dusty Johnson has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

23bills sponsored
23 pending
06131925Bills2023: 23 pending232023

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 23 sponsored bills became law
23 pending

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$1.7M
Raised, 20262026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2026: raised $1.7M2026: spent $5.5M20262026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $7K (1%)Large individual (itemized): $806K (71%)71%PAC / committee: $322K (28%)28%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$7K1%
  • Large individual (itemized)$806K71%
  • PAC / committee$322K28%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Voting record

Total votes
655
Yea
484
Nay
139
Present
0
Not voting
32

Full voting record

655 votes
  • S32Not voting
  • S307Not voting
120 of 655
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Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

2 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting YEA in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Perry Amendment No. 221 to H.R. 8870, an amendment providing that a recipient of assistance under title 23, United States Code, may not use automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling. The amendment was not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.

    SourcesCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 119th Congress, Full Committee Record of Committee Votes 75 to 127 on H.R. 8870 (markup of May 21, 2026); Vote 104 on Perry Amendment No. 221, restricting automated license plate reader use by recipients of title 23 highway assistance. Not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.
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  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting AYE on Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment to prohibit warrantless searches of United States persons' communications in the FISA Section 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, and known cybersecurity threat signatures. The amendment failed on a 212 to 212 tie.

    SourcesHouse Roll Call Vote 114, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On Agreeing to the Amendment, Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Failed by recorded vote, 212 ayes to 212 noes, April 12, 2024.
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Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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