John Arch (politician)

John Arch
Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Preceded byMike Hilgers
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 14th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byJim Smith
Personal details
Born (1955-10-06) October 6, 1955 (age 69)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBrenda Mengel (1978–present)
Children2
EducationGrace University (BA)
Western Seminary (MA)
University of Nebraska, Omaha (MBA)

John K. Arch (born October 6, 1964) is a politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska who has served in the Nebraska Legislature from the 14th district since 2019.[1]

He was elected to the Legislature in 2018 to represent Nebraska's 14th legislative district. Before assuming the role of Speaker, he had served on three committees: Health and Human Services, Urban Affairs, and General Affairs, and he was elected chair of the HHS Committee for the 107th Nebraska Legislature (2021–2022). He was an at-large member of the Nebraska Economic Development Task Force and serves as the chairman of the Youth Rehabilitation Treatment Center Special Oversight Committee.

  1. ^ "Nebraska Unicameral Legislature". Sen. John Arch. Retrieved September 25, 2020.