| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
| John Marshall Blust | |
| Office: | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2001 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Stephen Wood |
| Successor: | John Faircloth |
| Constituency: | 27th District (2001-2003) 62nd District (2003-2019) |
| State Senate2: | North Carolina |
| State2: | North Carolina |
| District2: | 32nd |
| Term Start2: | May 9, 1996[1] |
| Term End2: | January 1, 1999 |
| Preceded2: | Thomas B. Sawyer Sr. |
| Succeeded2: | Kay Hagan |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ohio |
| Spouse: | Maria Blust |
| Children: | Barbara Blust |
| Profession: | Attorney, Politician |
| Party: | Republican |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1972 - 1974 (Enlisted) 1982 - 1985 (Officer) |
| Rank: | Captain |
John Marshall Blust (born June 4, 1954) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's sixty-second House district, including constituents in Guilford county.[2] 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, Blust officially announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's newly redrawn 13th District.[3] He was defeated in the Republican primary by Ted Budd.
Blust did not seek re-election to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2018.
Blust announced on X in 2023 that he intends to seek public office again, stating his frustrations with budgetary spending, lack of election integrity, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in North Carolina schools.
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