John Scott Duarte[1] (born September 9, 1966)[2] is an American politician, businessman, and farmer.

[9] In 2017, Duarte was ordered to pay a $2.8 million government fine after the United States Army Corps of Engineers claimed that he had violated the Clean Water Act by plowing a field to plant wheat on his property in Tehama County.

[17] Once Scalise dropped out, Duarte voted for Jim Jordan on the House floor.

[18] For the 118th Congress:[19] Duarte has said "I don't care about party politics" and that "I'll stand against 'the woke.'

"[20] Building new infrastructure to secure water for the San Joaquin Valley was one of Duarte's top priorities.

2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which would prohibit TRICARE from covering and the Department of Defense from furnishing gender affirmation surgeries and gender hormone treatments for transgender individuals.

2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which would defund a congressionally mandated commission tasked with renaming Army bases and military property named in honor of Confederate leaders.

[31][32] Duarte lives with his wife, Alexandra, on a pistachio and almond farm outside of Modesto in rural Stanislaus County.