Preceded by Lewis K. Billings Spouse Sue Snarr Children 6 | Name John Curtis Office Mayor of Provo since 2010 Role Mayor of Provo | |
Alma mater Brigham Young University Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) | ||
Education Brigham Young University | ||
State of the City Address
John R. Curtis (born 1960) is the mayor of Provo, Utah, and the Republican nominee for the 2017 special election in Utah's 3rd congressional district.
Contents
- State of the City Address
- Early life
- Mayor of Provo
- 2017 US House of Representatives election
- Personal and professional life
- References
Early life
Curtis attended high school at Skyline High School, where he met his future wife, Sue Snarr. He attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a degree in business management. 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.
Mayor of Provo
Before running for Mayor of Provo, Curtis first ran for the Utah State Senate in 2000 as a Democrat against Curt Bramble, losing 33% to 66%. Curtis ran successfully for mayor of Provo City in 2009 defeating former legislator, Stephen Clark, with 53% of the vote and took office on January 5, 2010 on a platform of safety, prosperity, and unity. Since taking office he's been focused on economic development, revitalization of Downtown Provo, and getting a beach at Utah Lake. He also successfully assisted with the purchase of iProvo, Provo City's existing fiber internet network, by Google Fiber. Curtis was re-elected for a second four-year term in 2013 with 86.49% of the vote.. In November of 2016, Curtis announced he would not seek re-election for the Mayorship of Provo. During his last few years in office, He averaged an approval rating of 93%.
2017 U.S. House of Representatives election
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.
Personal and professional life
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two-year mission in Taiwan. He and wife Sue have six children together.
He has also served on a number of community and advisory boards including the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce (now Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce), the Mountain Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Utah National Parks Council of the Boys Scouts of America, and the Utah Valley Healthcare Foundation.
Curtis is the son of Dee and Dawn Curtis, and has two older sisters, Camille and Kristine, and a younger brother, Kitt.