John Curtis

His parents were Jesse Duckworth "Dee" Curtis (1927–2015) and Hazel Dawn Curtis (née Ream, 1925–2016).

According to the Utah Policy and Y2 Analytics poll, 45% of 3rd Congressional District registered voters approved of his performance.

They married in 1955.

Curtis attended high school at Skyline High School, where he met his wife, Sue Snarr.

He graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in business management.

John Ream Curtis (born May 10, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district since 2017.

John Curtis was born May 10, 1960, in Ogden, Utah.

He worked for OC Tanner and the Citizen Watch Company before taking a position as the COO of a Provo-based company, Action Target, in 2000.

Curtis ran for the Utah State Senate in 2000 as a Democrat against Curt Bramble, losing 33% to 66%.

From 2002 to 2003, he served as vice chairman and chairman of the Utah County Democratic Party.

Curtis was elected mayor of Provo in 2009, defeating former legislator Stephen Clark with 53% of the vote on a platform of safety, prosperity, and unity.

In the office, he focused on economic development, revitalization of Downtown Provo, and getting a beach at Utah Lake.

He launched clean air and recreation initiatives, preserved Rock Canyon, and launched a blog widely read by residents.

He also assisted with the purchase of iProvo, Provo City's existing fiber internet network, by Google Fiber.

Before his election to Congress, Curtis, a Republican, served as mayor of Provo, Utah, from 2010 to 2017.

Curtis was reelected in 2013 with 86% of the vote.

In November 2016, he announced he would not seek reelection to a third term.

Under his leadership, Provo saw various improvements, and he maintained a high approval rating, averaging 93% in his final years in office.

During Curtis' time as mayor, there was controversy involving the Provo Police Chief, John King.

On November 7, 2017, he won a special election to replace Jason Chaffetz in Congress after Chaffetz resigned.

He ordered King to retake sexual harassment training following complaints and, upon learning of a rape accusation in 2017, requested King's resignation.

Curtis acknowledged the situation's complexity and the expectations for emotional support and understanding for the victims, beyond legal due diligence.

He expressed this as a learning experience on the importance of responding to such allegations with the necessary gravity and support.

On May 25, 2017, Curtis announced his candidacy for that year's special election in Utah's 3rd congressional district to replace Jason Chaffetz, who resigned on June 30.

On August 15, Curtis won the Republican nomination over Christopher Herrod and Tanner Ainge.

On November 7, he won the general election over Democratic nominee Kathie Allen.

Curtis was sworn into office on November 13, 2017.

Since being elected to Congress, he has held more than 100 town hall meetings, including a "walking town hall" to the top of Mount Timpanogos.

He was reelected in 2018, 2020, and 2022.

He is a candidate in the 2024 United States Senate election in Utah.

Allegations of sexual misconduct by King emerged, leading to a lawsuit in 2018 that claimed the City and Curtis did not adequately protect employees from King's behavior.

Curtis responded to the allegations, stating that any meetings regarding King were focused on administrative concerns and that he never intended to discourage reports of misconduct.

On October 16, 2019, Utah Policy reported Curtis had the second-highest approval rating among Utah's four U.S. Representatives.

On December 18, 2019, Curtis voted against both articles of impeachment against Trump.

Of the 195 Republicans who voted, all voted against both impeachment articles.

On May 19, 2021, Curtis and 34 other Republicans voted to establish a commission to investigate the events of January 6 modeled after the 9/11 Commission.

Curtis did not vote to establish the Select Committee to investigate the events of January 6 that received only two Republican votes in the House.

In 2021, Curtis co-sponsored the Fairness for All Act, the Republican alternative to the Equality Act.

The bill would prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion.

On July 19, 2022, Curtis and 46 other Republican representatives voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.