John Marshall Blust (born June 4, 1954) is aRepublican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's sixty-second House district, including constituents in Guilford county.An attorney from Greensboro, North Carolina, Blust has previously served terms in both the state House and Senate. He is a lawyer and a former U.S. Army captain.
Blust was defeated for reelection to his N.C. Senate seat by Kay Hagan, who would go on to be elected to the United States Senate.
In March 2016, John officially announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's newly redrawn 13th District. He was defeated in the Republican primary by Ted Budd.
In 2018, John has announced that he will not seek re-election to the North Carolina General Assembly.
