Sioux Falls woman to make bid for Dusty Johnson's U.S. House seat

South Dakota Democratic Party aims to put Congressional challenger on ballot for first time since 2018

Sheryl Johnson, a Democrat running for US House, stands with South Dakota Democratic Party Chair Shane Merrill. (Joe Sneve/The Dakota Scout)

The South Dakota Democrat Party will run a candidate against U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson for the first time since voters first sent the third-term congressmen to Capitol Hill.

Sioux Falls Democrat Sheryl Johnson announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress Wednesday during a campaign event downtown where she said she’s frustrated with the state of American politics and federal lawmakers’ inability to find effective solutions to immigration policy, women’s rights and tax fairness. 

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