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South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson, the state’s only House member, announced the run for the governor.
Johnson is the chairman of the House GOP’s Main Street Caucus and is a member of the Bipartisan Problem Solver Caucus. He has been with Congress since 2019, following his job as vice president of a South Dakota-based engineering and consulting company. Before his executive role, Johnson also worked as a South Dakota Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011. Meanwhile, he was appointed Chief of Staff for former government Dennis Dowgard.
The announcement, considered “format” by local media after Johnson was already rumoured to run, came on Monday at a campaign event. video Representatives were shared on social media.
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Rep. Dusty Johnson will arrive at the House Republican Congress meeting on June 4, 2024 at the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
“I’ve been such an honor to work for you in Congress. We’ve rolled up our sleeves, moved in the right direction, cut trillions of spending with wasted spending, and we’re standing with President Trump. Secure the border And ultimately, it’s tough in China,” Johnson said.
“These were important battles to build a better nation for our children, but their future doesn’t start far away. It starts here, at home, in South Dakota. So we need to hit the gas and give them a clear path to a bright future.”
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Rep. Dusty Johnson will depart from the House Republican Congress meeting held at the Capitol on April 16, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
Following the announcement, criticism began to appear online that Johnson did not properly support the president Donald Trump, And he claims he is “never a trumper.”
“That’s true,” Johnson told Fox News Digital. “Donald Trump took me to Mar Lago. I went to the Super Bowl with President Trump. I donated $10,000 to his reelection campaign years ago. He supported me in my 2020 race.
Johnson added that he is someone with “a longtime multi-year partner history” with Trump.
Rep. Dusty Johnson, chairman of the Main Street Caucus, is running for governor. (Getty Images)
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Johnson also said he has proven to be “Keyary” for the House Speaker Mike Johnson, r – la. , pointed out that he was one of the members of the Congress and “helped him deliver the votes to win the elected speaker.”
Johnson, who recruited one big beautiful bill law in a Trump-approved Senate fight, said he supported a version of the bill passed by the House and expressed optimism that the GOP would pass in the Senate by the July 4 deadline.
