John Curtis
Bio |
John Curtis was a small business owner in Provo, Utah before entering public office. |
Status and Position |
Current US House of Representatives of Utah |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Republican, Utah |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election UT-03 | UT-03 | Yes | Running | 51.0% |
Campaign Financing |
The majority of Curtis' campaign contributions come from PACs. He does has not expressed a strong position on the Citizens United decision and whether it should be upheld. |
Voting Rights |
Curtis has not taken a stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | He opposes efforts towards universal healthcare. Curtis is a strong opponent of universal healthcare. He believes that the regulations needed to pay for universal healthcare would destabilize the free market. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Curtis has centered his healthcare platform around getting rid of socialized healthcare problems such as the Affordable Care Act. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Curtis maintains that healthcare should be regulated by the free market and private health insurance companies. |
| LGBT Rights | For | He is supportive of LGBT rights. Curtis is confident that Utah can lead the charge in paving a way for both religious freedom and LGBT rights. He has stated that we should not view the progress of religion and LGBT rights as a zero-sum game. He wants to empower both. |
| Taxes | Against | Curtis does not support taxes. The congressman points out that corporate taxes and high income tax brackets are disproportionately placing costs on demographics. Instead, he argues for a simpler approach that doesn't seek to maintain or increase taxes. He believes we should all pay a specified amount of our productivity. |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | Curtis argues that the greatest problems in tax policy stem from the fact that the system is too complicated. The congressman points out that corporate taxes and high income tax brackets are disproportionately placing costs on demographics. Instead, he argues for a simpler approach that doesn't seek to maintain or increase taxes. He believes we should all pay a specified amount of our productivity. |
| Abortion | Against | He is pro-life. When asked about abortion, Curtis explains that the sanctity of should be held to the highest standard. He does not believe that abortion should be an exception. |
| Gun Control | Against | He stands by the Second Amendment. Curtis has fought to make sure that law-abiding citizens can exercise their right to bear arms. He sees gun control reform as an impediment to this freedom. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not have a strong position on this issue. Curtis has fought to make sure that law-abiding citizens can exercise their right to bear arms. He sees gun control reform as an impediment to this freedom. |
| Government Interference | Against | Curtis champions the free market and libertarian stances such as gun ownership. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Curtis is pro-life. |
| Welfare | For | He is supportive of welfare programs. Despite his conservative stance on many other issues, Curtis supports welfare programs. He claims that since his witnessing of many people's reliance on programs such as Social Security, he cannot work to take these away. |
| Welfare | Unknown | He does not have a strong position on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He does not have a strong position on capital punishment. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | His opinion on mandatory prison sentences is unknown. |
| Military Spending | For | While Curtis opposes government spending overall, he is willing to make an exception for defense spending. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Curtis warns of escalating aggression from the Middle East. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He is supportive of international interaction. Curtis is a proponent of integration into the international economy. He voted in favor of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and boasts of thousands of jobs in his district that are connected to international trade. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a position on the legitimacy of the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Against | Curtis has expressed his contempt for acts of violence tied to white nationalism such as the instance in Charlottesville. |
| Free Markets | For | He advocates for a free market economy. Curtis argues that a free market is the most efficient way to run an economy. Thus, he would like to see lower taxes. He also advocates for using the free market in instances such as healthcare reform in order to create a more competitive market with lower prices. |
| Brexit | Unknown | He does not have a strong position on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Against | Curtis does not believe that discrimination is a zero-sum game and rejects policies that treat it as such. |
| Government Spending | Against | Except in the area of defense, Curtis demonstrates a fiscally conservative attitude toward spending. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He has not taken an explicit stance on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He does not have an explicit stance on Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | He supports clean energy. Curtis has introduced legislation that aims to incentivize clean energy innovation in the area of storage. He believes that more incentives need to be in place to promote the growth of the renewable energy industry. |
| Religious Freedom | For | He is supportive of religious freedom. Curtis is confident that Utah can lead the charge in paving a way for both religious freedom and LGBT rights. He has stated that we should not view the progress of religion and LGBT rights as a zero-sum game. He wants to empower both. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | He advocates for the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Nuance | Although Curtis' position on reparations is largely unclear, he expressed slight interest in providing reparations to Native Americans. |
| Border Control | For | He advocates for increased security. Curtis is supportive of a physical border wall as long as it is built in the most cost-effective way possible. The congressman does believe that paths to citizenship should be made possible through skill-based standards or other requirements. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | The congressman has not stated an opinion on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | For | Although the congressman wants to see increased border security, he would like to uphold DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Curtis has spoken out against sanctuary cities because they are too "extreme." |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | Although he has concerns about DUI's and crime, Curtis does not oppose legalization by states. |