Roger Nutt
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Roger Nutt
| image =
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| district = 12th
| term_start = November 11, 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Scott Talley
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the
SC House of Representatives
from the 34th district
| term_start1 = 2020
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor1 = Michael Forrester (politician)
| successor1 = Sarita Edgerton
| prior_term =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|9|20}}
| birth_place = Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
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| profession = Engineer
| spouse = {{marriage|Tracy Fennell|June 25, 2001}}
| children = 3
| alma_mater = Tennessee Technological University (BS)
| party = Republican
| state_senate = South Carolina
}}
Roger A. Nutt is an American engineer and politician. He is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 12th District, serving since 2024. He is a member of the Republican Party.{{cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1424999829 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov |access-date=December 20, 2020}}
Political career
= 2024 South Carolina Senate race =
In 2023, Nutt announced his run for the State Senate seat held by retiring incumbent Scott Talley.{{Cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Bob |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Republican state Rep. Roger Nutt at peace with decision to run for state Senate seat |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/05/04/roger-nutt-seeks-sc-senate-seat-scott-talley-spartanburg/70178808007/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=Go Upstate}} Nutt, businessman Skip Davenport, former Spartanburg County Clerk of Court Hope Blackley, and former State Senator Lee Bright faced each other in the Republican primary.{{Cite news |last=Swann |first=Samantha |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Former Spartanburg County Clerk of Court Hope Blackley to run for SC Senate in District 12 |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2024/01/30/hope-blackley-to-run-for-south-carolina-senate-district-12-in-spartanburg-county/72406175007/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal}}{{Cite news |last=Swann |first=Samantha |date=March 13, 2024 |title=Greer businessman Skip Davenport to run for SC Senate in District 12 |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2024/03/13/greer-businessman-skip-davenport-to-run-for-sc-senate-in-district-12/72955274007/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=Go Upstate}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Candidate listing |url=https://vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Candidate/CandidateSearch?electionId=22114 |access-date=April 24, 2024 |website=South Carolina State Election Commission}} Nutt bested Bright in the Republican primary runoff, and became the Republican nominee.Kenmore, Abraham (June 25, 2024). "SC Senate could have no GOP women after only chairwoman ousted in runoff". The South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved June 26, 2024. He won the State Senate seat over physician and Democratic nominee Octavia Amaechi in the general election.Savannah Moss, and Samantha Swann (April 1, 2024). "Candidate filings close. Who's on ballot? Contested races in Upstate in June, November". The Greenville News. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
Nutt serves on the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Family and Veterans' Services; Fish, Game and Forestry and Judiciary committees.{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Committee |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/committee.php?chamber=S |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}
= 2020 South Carolina House race =
In 2020, Nutt announced his bid for the State House after serving on Spartanburg County Council for 10 years. Nutt ran uncontested and served 2 terms as a Representative for House District 34.
References
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External links
- [https://rogernutt.com/ Roger Nutt State Senate campaign website]
- [https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1424999829 Senator Roger A. Nutt]
{{South Carolina House of Representatives}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Category:Tennessee Technological University alumni
Category:People from Johnson City, Tennessee
Category:Engineers from South Carolina
Category:21st-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly
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