John Arthur (Utah politician)

John Arthur
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 41st district
Assumed office
December 8, 2025
Preceded byGay Lynn Bennion
Personal details
PartyDemocratic
Websitewww.votejohnarthur.com

John Arthur is an American politician who has been a member of the Utah House of Representatives for the 41st district in 2025.[1] He was appointed to replace Gay Lynn Bennion.[2]

John Arthur taught sixth grade at Meadowlark Elementary in Salt Lake City.[3] In 2024, he was a candidate for Utah State School Board District 7.[4][5] He was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and 2021 National Teacher of the Year finalist.[6] Arthur has testified before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.[7]

References

  1. ^ "John Arthur (Utah)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. ^ Beal-Cvetko, Bridger. "How Utah's newest lawmaker went from fighting HB267 to using his first vote to repeal it". www.ksl.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Utah Teacher of the Year (UTOY)". schools.utah.gov. Archived from the original on September 5, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "State school board candidate Molly Hart faces off against 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year John Arthur". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Anderson, Kathryn. "Letter: John Arthur excelled as my student, and he'll excel when elected to the Utah State Board of Education". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  6. ^ "John Arthur | Voyager Sopris Learning". www.voyagersopris.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Miranda, Shauneen (June 20, 2024). "'Extremely low pay' cited at U.S. Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved December 23, 2025.