Politician
Dusty Johnson
Republican · South Dakota · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8SD01055
Dusty Johnson (Republican) raised $4.4M for the 2024 South Dakota at-large House seat race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.7M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
31%
$2.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Dakota at-large House seat | $4.4M | 30% | $0 / $0 | $21K | $4.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | South Dakota at-large House seat | $2.6M | 35% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | South Dakota at-large House seat | $1.7M | 29% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MTrade group $824KMembership $218KOther $209KLeadership PAC $209KUnion $39KSuper PAC $10K
- Building Bridges PACOther$33K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$22K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Heartland Values PACLeadership PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- California Dairies, Inc. Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee; Aka Dfa-PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Target Corporation Citizens Political Forum (Targetcitizens Political Forum)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 30 key votes where Dusty Johnson had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 times (83%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $71K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $498K$117K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $498K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $97K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $71K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $117K$170K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $170K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $170K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $71K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $29K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $117K$90K$170K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $90K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $71K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Dusty Johnson's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
John WeberFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD); Legislative Assistant, Chairman Conaway, House Committee on Agriculture, Staff A…
Now lobbies for American Bankers Association, Feeding America, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, The National Wildlife Federation Action Fund and 3 more · via Monument Advocacy
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Dusty Johnson's 2024 campaign?
- Dusty Johnson (Republican) raised $4.4M for the 2024 South Dakota at-large House seat race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Dusty Johnson?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PAC ($11K), Building Bridges PAC ($11K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), California Dairies, Inc. Federal Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Dusty Johnson raised across elections?
- $4.4M in 2024 (South Dakota at-large House seat), $2.6M in 2022 (South Dakota at-large House seat), $1.7M in 2020 (South Dakota at-large House seat).