Rep Dusty Johnson Launches Bid For South Dakota Governor

South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson, nan state’s sole personnel of nan House, has announced a tally for governor.

Johnson is chair of nan House GOP's Main Street Caucus and a personnel of nan bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. He has served successful Congress since 2019, pursuing a occupation arsenic vice president astatine a South Dakota-based engineering and consulting firm. Prior to his domiciled arsenic an executive, Johnson besides worked arsenic South Dakota Public Utilities commissioner from 2005 to 2011, during which he was appointed main of unit to erstwhile Gov. Dennis Daugaard.    

The announcement, deemed by section media arsenic a "formality" aft Johnson was already rumored to run, came Monday astatine a run arena and was paired pinch a video nan typical shared connected societal media.

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Rep. Dusty Johnson arrives for nan House Republican Conference caucus gathering successful nan Capitol connected June 4, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"I's been specified an grant to activity for you successful Congress. We rolled up our sleeves and sewage things moving successful nan correct direction, cutting trillions successful wasteful spending, opinionated pinch President Trump to secure our border and yet getting reliable connected China," Johnson said. 

"Those were important fights to build a amended state for our kids, but their early doesn't statesman successful immoderate acold distant place. It originates here, astatine home, successful South Dakota. That's why we request to deed nan state and springiness them a clear way to a agleam future."

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Rep. Dusty Johnson leaves nan House Republican Conference caucus gathering successful nan Capitol connected April 16, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Following nan announcement, disapproval began popping up online that Johnson has not adequately supported President Donald Trump, and claims he is simply a "never-Trumper" are "lies of nan desperate."

"Here are nan facts," Johnson told Fox News Digital. "Donald Trump has had maine down to Mar-a-Lago. I've gone to nan Super Bowl pinch President Trump. I donated $10,000 to his re-election run years ago. He endorsed maine successful my 2020 race. I was his authorities run president for his re-elect." 

Johnson added that he is personification who has "a long-standing, multi-year history of being a partner" pinch Trump.

Rep. Dusty Johnson, president of nan Main Street Caucus, is moving for governor. (Getty Images)

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Johnson besides said he has proven to beryllium a "key ally" of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R–La., noting he was 1 of nan members of Congress who "helped present nan votes to get him elected speaker."

On nan conflict successful nan Senate complete nan Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Johnson said he supports nan type of nan measure passed by nan House of Representatives and expressed optimism it will get passed by nan Senate by nan GOP's self-imposed July 4 deadline.