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John R. Curtis

U.S. Senate · UT · Republicans · since 2025

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Biography

Overview

John R. Curtis is a Republican senator from Utah serving since January 2025. He represents Utah in the U.S. Senate after previously serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2017 to 2025, and as the 44th mayor of Provo from 2010 to 2017. Curtis is generally characterized as a moderate Republican and founder of the Conservative Climate Caucus.

Career

As a senator, Curtis wielded early influence by helping sink Matt Gaetz's nomination for Attorney General as a crucial opposition vote. In the House, he authored and championed multiple public lands bills that became part of the Natural Resources Management Act signed into law in 2019. He founded the Conservative Climate Caucus in 2021, which grew to 73 members. As Provo mayor, he maintained a 93% average approval rating and oversaw downtown revitalization, economic development, and clean air initiatives. He served from 2010 to 2017 in that role.

Prior political experience

Curtis won a special election on November 7, 2017, to replace Jason Chaffetz in the U.S. House, defeating Democrat Kathie Allen. He was reelected three times to the House. In 2024, he ran for U.S. Senate, defeating Republican primary opponents Brad Wilson and Trent Staggs, then defeating Democrat Caroline Gleich in the general election with 62.6% of the vote, succeeding Mitt Romney.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress+0.452

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.120
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 665 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
1stU.S. Senate UT Class 12025–presentIn progress——
4thU.S. House UT-32023–2025Term endedJohn R. CurtisMike Kennedy
3rdU.S. House UT-32021–2023Term endedJohn R. CurtisJohn R. Curtis
2ndU.S. House UT-32019–2021Term endedJohn R. CurtisJohn R. Curtis
1stU.S. House UT-32017–2019Term ended—John R. Curtis

Committee assignments

  • Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
    SenateChairman· 2025–present
  • Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
    SenateChairman· 2025–present
  • East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Transportation and Infrastructure
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Telecommunications and Media
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
    Senate· 2025–present
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    Senate· 2025–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024State House IL-93Won62.50%