Matt Johnson (South Dakota)
Matt Johnson was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent At-Large Congressional District of South Dakota.[1] Johnson did not appear on the candidate list posted by the South Dakota Secretary of State.[2]
Biography
Johnson's professional experience includes founding TravelHero.com and working for a number of businesses, including Panhandle Cooperative, Farmland Industries, and U.S. Power Systems. He graduated from Dakota State University. He served in the United States Army from 1969-1971.[3][4]
Elections
2018
The filing deadline was on March 27, 2018, and the primary election took place on June 5, 2018.
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Campaign finance disclosures from May 16, 2018 showed the following:
- Dusty Johnson had raised about $686,000 and had about $306,000 in cash on hand.
- Shantel Krebs had raised about $634,000 and had about $224,000 in cash on hand.
- Neal Tapio had raised about $168,000 and had about $37,000 in cash on hand.
The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly January 2018 reports. It includes only candidates who have reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of December 31, 2017.[14]
Republicans
Campaign themes
2018
Johnson describes his political philosophy as constitutional conservative.[15]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2018
- South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with [mailto: mattjohnson@midco.net Matt Johnson]," March 6, 2018
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2018 Candidate List," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ Matt Johnson for Congress, "About Matt Johnson," accessed March 8, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on March 6, 2018
- ↑ Dakota War College, "Krebs campaign notes endorsement from Congressman Steve King of Iowa," May 24, 2018
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "Kris Kobach Endorses Shantel Krebs' Congressional Bid," December 14, 2017
- ↑ Sioux Falls Argus Leader, "Letter: Vote for conservative Republicans in primary," May 14, 2018
- ↑ Mitchell Republic, "Rounds declines to endorse 2018 GOP primary candidates," August 18, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Sioux Falls Argus Leader, "Editorial: Dusty Johnson best GOP option for U.S. House," May 24, 2018
- ↑ Roll Call, "Republican Main Street Partnership Backs 10 Recruits," April 26, 2018
- ↑ Rapid City Journal, "Campaign Roundup: House, governor races intensifying," February 7, 2018
- ↑ FEC, "Federal Election Commission", accessed February 13, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on March 5, 2018
