John Peavey

{{Short description|American politician from Idaho (1933–2024)}}

{{For|the former NFL player and college football coach|Jack Peavey}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = John Peavey

| image =

| caption =

| office1 = Member of the Idaho Senate
from District 21

| term_start1 = December 1, 1992

| term_end1 = December 1, 1994

| preceded1 = Mike Burkett

| succeeded1 = Clint Stennett

| office2 = Member of the Idaho Senate
from District 22

| term_start2 = December 1, 1984

| term_end2 = December 1, 1992

| preceded2 =

| succeeded2 = Joyce McRoberts

| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|9|1}}

| birth_place = Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|6|16|1933|9|1}}

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| other_names =

| known_for = Idaho State Senator

| party = Republican
Democratic (after 1978)

| education = Northwestern University

| spouse = Diane Josephy Peavey

| parents = Art Peavey and Mary Brooks

}}

John Thomas Peavey (September 1, 1933 – June 16, 2024) was an American rancher and Democratic politician from Carey, Idaho. Peavey served in the Idaho Senate from 1969 to 1976 and from 1978 to 1994.

From a young age Peavey worked on the ranch founded by his grandfather, U.S. Senator John Thomas. In 1969 he succeeded his mother, Mary Brooks in the Idaho Senate as a Republican after she was appointed director of the United States Mint by President Richard M. Nixon.

In 1974, after repeated attempts to pass a Sunshine Law; a law requiring lobbyists to register and political campaign disclosure, in the legislature were unsuccessful, Peavey led a successful statewide campaign to pass one by ballot initiative.{{cn|date=July 2021}}

In 1994 Peavey was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. He was defeated by the Republican incumbent Butch Otter, who was later elected governor in 2006.[http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/rsltgn94.htm Idaho General Election Results November 8, 1994] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501064207/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/rsltgn94.htm |date=May 1, 2012 }}

Peavey died on June 16, 2024, at the age of 90.{{Cite web |title=John Peavey Leaves Behind a Love of the Land and Lamb |url=https://eyeonsunvalley.com/kiosk/Kiosk_Story?StoryId=11796&ScreenName= |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=eyeonsunvalley.com}}