John Arch (politician)

John Arch
Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Mike Hilgers
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019
Preceded by	Jim Smith
Personal details
Born	(1955-10-06) October 6, 1955 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Brenda Mengel (1978–present)
Children	2
Education	Grace 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.

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.

Electoral history

Nebraska's 14th Legislative District Election, 2022

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Arch (incumbent)	3,269	57.81
	Democratic	Cori Villegas	1,431	25.30
	Democratic	Rob Plugge	955	16.89
Total votes			5,655	100.00
General election
	Republican	John Arch (incumbent)	7,606	62.70
	Democratic	Cori Villegas	4,524	37.30
Total votes			12,130	100.00
	Republican hold

Nebraska's 14th Legislative District Election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Arch	3,462	60.02
	Democratic	Jeff Parris	2,306	39.98
Total votes			5,768	100.00
General election
	Republican	John Arch	7,625	55.82
	Democratic	Jeff Parris	6,035	44.18
Total votes			13,660	100.00
	Republican hold