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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) led efforts to successfully turn back a plan to charge the Pierre, Aberdeen, and Watertown communities more than $4 million over the next ten years to maintain passenger air service.
Less than a month after being introduced in the U.S. House, South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson's legislation to protect the land around the Wounded Knee Massacre site has passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee with unanimous approval.
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted in disapproval of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) rule making certain types of pistol braces illegal.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) this week urged U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to provide additional support to tribal law enforcement agencies in South Dakota to help combat the spike of violent crime on reservations.
Every June, hundreds of high school students who just completed their junior year are selected by the American Legion Auxiliary to participate in Boys State and Girls State. I had the opportunity to attend Boys State when I was in high school, and it has had a lasting impact on me. I was honored to be able to speak at Boys State and Girls State again this year and met some of our state’s next generation leaders in government. This year was even more special because my oldest son, Max, was at Boys State.
Rep. Dusty Johnson answered a wide array of questions that ranged from opportunities to get civically involved to the Wounded Knee when he spoke at South Dakota Girls State on the University of South Dakota campus Friday morning.
Johnson opened his talk in the Aalfs Auditorium by noting how great of a leadership opportunity Girls State is. “It’s one of the greatest programs to attend in South Dakota,” he said.
South Dakota is home. It’s where I grew up, went to college, met my wife, and where I chose to raise my kids. June 5holds a special place in the hearts of South Dakotans.
In honor of 605 Day, I asked South Dakotans what they like most about our state, and I think you’ll agree with a lot of their answers: