Dusty Johnson
| Dusty Johnson | |
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| Chief of Staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard | |
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In office 2011–2014 |
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| Governor | Dennis Daugaard |
| Succeeded by | Tony Venhuizen |
| Commissioner of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission | |
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In office 2005–2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Chris Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 30, 1976 Pierre, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Mitchell, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of South Dakota (BA) University of Kansas (MPA) |
| Profession |
Commissioner Public servant |
Dusty Johnson (born September 30, 1978) is an American former Public Utilities Commissioner and chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard.
Johnson is currently the Vice President of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell, South Dakota. On November 15, 2016, Johnson announced bid to become a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district
Dustin "Dusty" Johnson was born in Pierre, South Dakota. Johnson graduated from T.F. Riggs High School in 1995. He earned his B.A. in political science from University of South Dakota in 1999, and his M.P.A. from University of Kansas in 2002. In 1998, Johnson was named a Truman Scholar. As a Truman Scholar, he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. In 2003, Johnson served as a senior policy advisor for then-South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds.
In 2004, Johnson ran for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. He was elected statewide to South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Upon his election he subsequently became the youngest utilities commissioner in the nation. He was re-elected in 2010. Johnson was also a member of the executive board of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
In 2007, he became the Chairman of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission a position he held until his resignation in 2011. In 2010, he led a South Dakota delegation that included then-Governor Mike Rounds and state regulators that met with FCC Commissioners on concerns with the FCC’s National Broadband Plan and its impact on small and rural providers in South Dakota.
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