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 | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
| Assumed office December 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gay Lynn Bennion |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Website | www |
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]
He is Korean American.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "John Arthur (Utah)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Utah Teacher of the Year (UTOY)". schools.utah.gov. Archived from the original on September 5, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "John Arthur | Voyager Sopris Learning". www.voyagersopris.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cortez, Marjorie (October 1, 2020). "Self-described 'shy Korean boy' grows up to become Utah's 2021 Teacher of the Year". Deseret News. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
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