Career

Curtis attended high school at Skyline, Utah, where he met his future wife, Sue Snarr. He attended Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 and graduated with a degree in Business Management. He worked for OC Tanner and the Citizen Watch Company before taking a position as the COO of a Provo-based company, Action Target in 2000.

John ran successfully for Mayor Provo City in 2009 and took office on January 5, 2010 on a platform of Safety, Prosperity, and Unity. Since taking office he's been focused on Economic Development, revitalization of Downtown Provo, and getting a beach down at Utah Lake.

Personal life

He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two year mission in Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. John and Sue have six children together.