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 districtDustin "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. Wikipedia