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John Curtis

Moderate
Republican
Senator
Utah

Current Position: Senator from Utah

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

Economic Policy

  • For tariffs on China to penalize pollution and level the playing field for U.S. businesses
  • For fiscal conservatism; supports cutting federal spending and introduced legislation to automatically penalize Congress financially during government shutdowns

Business & Labor

  • For cryptocurrency and digital asset regulation reform; supports providing regulatory and tax certainty to the crypto and digital asset industry

Environment

  • For U.S. oil and gas energy dominance; supports streamlining oil and gas permitting on federal lands and opposes Biden administration energy policies
  • For reducing federal overreach on public lands; transferred federal land to Utah and introduced legislation to manage Bears Ears National Monument at a reduced federal footprint
  • For a conservative, market-based approach to climate change; founded the Conservative Climate Caucus to promote Republican-aligned climate solutions without heavy regulation

Civil Rights

  • Against abortion rights; self-described pro-life, has received an A+ rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
  • For same-sex marriage; voted for the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022, which codified the right to same-sex marriage in federal law
  • For anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity balanced with religious liberty protections; co-sponsored the Fairness for All Act as a Republican alternative to the Equality Act
  • For age restrictions on social media; co-sponsored the Kids Off Social Media Act setting a minimum age of 13 for social media use and restricting algorithmic content for users under 17

Voting Rights & Democracy

  • For certifying the 2020 presidential election results; voted to certify both Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes and did not sign the amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania

Immigration & Foreign Affairs

  • For securing the southern border and stopping illegal immigration, fentanyl trafficking, and human trafficking by cartels
  • For eliminating per-country caps on employment-based visas; co-authored the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act to shift to a first-come, first-served system
  • For military support to Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack

Public Safety

  • For gun rights; self-described pro-Second Amendment, received consistent 'A' ratings from the NRA Political Victory Fund from 2017 to 2024