John R. Curtis
RepublicanU.S. Senator, UT| Age | 66 (b. 1960-05-10) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2017-11-13 (~8 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
| Education | Skyline High School (Salt Lake City), 1978; attended University of Utah, 1979; B.S. in Business Management, Brigham Young University |
| Prior occupation | Business executive; Chief Operating Officer / partner at Action Target (Provo shooting-range supplier) from 2000; earlier regional manager at O.C. Tanner and sales representative at Citizen Watch Company |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Ogden, Utah |
| Languages | English; fluent in Mandarin Chinese (learned during LDS mission in Taiwan) |
| Marital status | Married — Sue Snarr Curtis |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Provo, Utah |
Pending research: notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2017 |
| Previous offices | Mayor of Provo, Utah (2010-2017) · U.S. Representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district (2017-2025) |
| Committees | Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Caucuses | Conservative Climate Caucus (founder and chair) · Republican Governance Group · Republican Main Street Partnership · Republican Study Committee · Problem Solvers Caucus · Congressional Taiwan Caucus · Climate Solutions Caucus · Congressional Western Caucus |
| Leadership | Founder and Chair, Conservative Climate Caucus (2021) |
| Party history | Republican before 2000; switched to Democratic and ran for Utah State Senate as a Democrat in 2000; returned to the Republican Party in 2006 |
| Ideology | Generally characterized as a moderate/centrist Republican; voted with Trump's position roughly 94% of the time during Trump's first term (FiveThirtyEight). Member of the centrist Republican Governance Group. |
| Signature legislation | Founded the Conservative Climate Caucus (2021) · Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (HR 1044, 2019) - eliminated per-country caps for employment-based visas · Voted for the Respect for Marriage Act (2022) · Co-sponsored the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA, 2025) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $6,229,107–$20,141,000 (2018) · estimate
| PEG Opportunity Zone Investors LLC | private_equity · –$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| Sundance Debt Partners, LLC | private_equity · –$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| Commercial Property | real_estate · –$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| Provo Rental | real_estate · –$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| Cynosure Partners III, LP | private_equity · –$1,000,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: Jay Faison / ClearPath Action Fund (via Conservative Values for Utah PAC; ~$500,000 in support of his 2024 Senate campaign) ($500,000)
Scandals & crimes ledger
settled — Provo, Utah $750,000 civil settlement over former Police Chief John King's sexual misconduct (during Curtis's mayoralty) business
Five women (four police-department employees and one volunteer) sued the City of Provo and former Police Chief John King, alleging a pattern of sexual harassment and assault by King and that city officials failed to adequately vet King or protect employees. John Curtis was the sitting Mayor of Provo (the city's chief executive) when King was hired in 2013 and during the events; the suit alleged the City and Curtis did not adequately protect employees. Curtis was NOT named as an individual defendant - the defendants were the City of Provo (a government entity) and John King. Curtis stated officials were unaware of King's prior Baltimore Police Department misconduct case until informed by a reporter, and that he requested King's resignation upon learning of a 2017 rape accusation. Provo settled for $750,000 in July 2018. Marked is_business_entity=true because the judgment was against the governmental/municipal entity Curtis led, not against him personally.