John Blust

John Marshall Blust
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
Assumed office
September 17, 2024
Preceded byJohn Faircloth
Constituency62nd District (2024-present)
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byStephen Wood
Succeeded byJohn Faircloth
Constituency27th District (2001-2003)
62nd District (2003-2019)
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
May 9, 1996[1] – January 1, 1999
Preceded byThomas B. Sawyer Sr.
Succeeded byKay Hagan
Personal details
Born (1954-06-04) June 4, 1954 (age 70)
Hamilton, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMaria Blust
ChildrenBarbara Blust
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS, JD)
ProfessionAttorney, Politician

John Marshall Blust (born June 4, 1954) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's 62nd House district, including constituents in Guilford county.[2]

From 1996 to 1999, Blust served in the North Carolina Senate before he was defeated for reelection to by Kay Hagan, who would go on to be elected to the United States Senate.[3]

In 2000, Blust was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he served until he declined to run for re-election in 2018.[4]

In March 2016, Blust officially announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's newly redrawn 13th District.[5] He was defeated in the Republican primary by Ted Budd.

In September 2023, Blust announced that he would seek election to a new term in the N.C. House of Representatives to succeed retiring representative John Faircloth in District 62.[4] In September 2024, Blust was appointed to the seat after Faircloth's resignation. He is set to face Democrat Marjorie Benbow for election to a full term.[6]

  1. ^ "Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina Extra Session" (PDF). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "N.C. General Assembly Profile".
  3. ^ "U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan: A closer look". Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Former State Rep. John Blust Announces His Candidacy For District 62 House Seat". Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Reference at www.newsobserver.com".
  6. ^ "Guilford County GOP vote to replace recently retired Rep. Faircloth". Retrieved 19 September 2024.