John Thomas Hawley (June 16, 1920 – December 20, 1999) was an attorney and Republican politician from Idaho.

[2] Hawley was the 1962 nominee for the United States Senate seat, winning the June primary over George Hansen,[3][4] but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Frank Church in November.

[5] Prior to his Senate run, Hawley served in the state legislature as a one-term member of the Idaho House (1953–55).

Hawley graduated high school from St. Teresa's Academy in Boise, attended the College of Idaho in Caldwell, and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

[6] After a battle with leukemia, Hawley died at age 79 in 1999 at his home in Boise.