▁in ▁both ▁the ▁state ▁House ▁and ▁Senate . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁captain . ▁ ▁Bl ust ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁re e lection ▁to ▁his ▁N . C . ▁Senate ▁seat ▁by ▁Kay ▁H agan , ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁John ▁officially ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁newly ▁red ra wn ▁ 1 3 th ▁District . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁by ▁Ted ▁Bud d . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁John ▁has ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁E lection ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁S antes h iv ara ▁L ing anna iah ▁B hy ra ppa ▁() ▁( born ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁