Roger Nutt Explained

Roger Nutt
State House:South Carolina
District:34th
Term Start:November 9, 2020
Predecessor:Michael Forrester
Office1:Member of the
Spartanburg County Council
from the 6th district
Term Start1:2010
Term End1:2020
Birth Date:20 September 1965
Birth Place:Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Profession:Engineer
Children:3
Alma Mater:Tennessee Technological University (BS)
Party:Republican

Roger A. Nutt is an American engineer and politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 34th District, serving since 2020. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]

In 2023, Nutt was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. He removed his name from the bill in March 2023.[2] [3]

In 2023, Nutt announced that he is running for the State Senate seat currently held by retiring incumbent Scott Talley.[4] 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.[5] [6] [7] Nutt bested Bright in the Republican primary runoff, and became the Republican nominee.[8] He will face physician and presumptive Democratic nominee Octavia Amaechi in the general election.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography . www.scstatehouse.gov . December 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: H. 3549 . South Carolina General Assembly.
  3. News: Stuart . Tessa . 21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions . Rolling Stone . March 13, 2023.
  4. News: Montgomery . Bob . May 4, 2023 . Republican state Rep. Roger Nutt at peace with decision to run for state Senate seat . April 24, 2024 . Go Upstate.
  5. News: Swann . Samantha . January 30, 2024 . Former Spartanburg County Clerk of Court Hope Blackley to run for SC Senate in District 12 . April 24, 2024 . Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  6. News: Swann . Samantha . March 13, 2024 . Greer businessman Skip Davenport to run for SC Senate in District 12 . April 24, 2024 . Go Upstate.
  7. Web site: 2024 . Candidate listing . April 24, 2024 . South Carolina State Election Commission.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.