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June 30, 2023
Weekly Column

This week, six proud South Dakotans began military training at their respective service academies. These young men are some of the most motivated and determined I've had the honor of nominating to the academies.

Issues:Congress

June 30, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued the following statement responding to the Supreme Court’s Biden v.


June 28, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced South Dakota’s third annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for middle and high school students.

Issues:Education

June 26, 2023

Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced six South Dakotans have accepted Service Academy appointments. They will begin military training at their respective schools at the end of June. The Congressman nominated each student in December 2022; they received appointment offers between December 2022 and May 2023.

Issues:Congress

June 23, 2023
Weekly Column

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is spying on ports across the globe. I suppose it isn’t much of a shock, given their track record with spying through apps like TikTok, their spy base in Cuba, and CCP “police stations” around the world.

Issues:ChinaTradeTransportation & Infrastructure

June 22, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) secured a provision prohibiting the use of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) state-controlled shipping platform LOGINK at U.S. ports.


June 22, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S.

Issues:Agriculture

June 20, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) is seeking internship applications for the fall in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices.

Issues:Congress

June 19, 2023

Last week, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) led efforts to successfully turn back a plan to charge the Pierre, Aberdeen, and Watertown communities more than four million dollars over the next 10 years to maintain passenger air service, the Congressman said in a press release.


June 16, 2023
Weekly Column

Without action this week, rural airports in Aberdeen, Watertown, and Pierre would have faced over $4 million in new expenses over the next ten years. This cost burden would have many potential impacts: flight cancelations, higher ticket prices, and maybe even a risk of closure if our local governments can’t come up with these additional funds.

Issues:Transportation & Infrastructure