| John M. Nutting VII | |
| State Senate: | Maine |
| State: | Maine |
| District: | 17th |
| Succeeded2: | Garrett Mason |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Profession: | Dairy farmer |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | University of Maine (BA) |
John M. Nutting VII (born August 29, 1949) is an American politician and retired dairy farmer from Maine. Nutting was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1986 to 1992 and served in the Maine Senate from 1996 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2010.[1] In 2002, Nutting sought the Maine Democratic Party's nomination for Maine's 2nd congressional district.[2] He finished fourth, losing in the Democratic primary to Mike Michaud.[3]
Running for re-election to his sixth term (third consecutive) in the Maine Senate in 2010, Nutting lost to Republican Garrett Mason. Mason's supporters spent $50,000 in private money against Nutting.[4]
Nutting was born in Lewiston, Maine and earned a B.S. degree in pre-veterinary sciences from the University of Maine in 1971.[5] He is a retired dairy farmer in Leeds, Maine.