Thomas Kutz Explained

Thomas Kutz
State House:Pennsylvania
District:87th
Term Start:January 3, 2023
Predecessor:Greg Rothman
Party:Republican
Birth Place:Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education:Grove City College (B.A.)
Widener University Commonwealth Law School (J.D.)
Alma Mater:Cedar Cliff High School
Residence:Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Website:repkutz.com

Thomas Holden Kutz[1] (born 1994) is an American politician and attorney who currently represents the 87th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican since 2023.[2]

Early life and education

Kutz was born in Pennsylvania,[3] and grew up in the Mechanicsburg area.[4] He graduated from Cedar Cliff High School in 2013, and later graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Grove City College in 2016. Kutz earned his Juris doctor degree from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2022.

Political career

After graduating from college, Kutz worked as an aide for the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. Following law school, he worked as a policy director for the Republican caucus in the Pennsylvania Senate.[5]

In 2019, Kutz was elected to the Lower Allen Township Board of Commissioners.

In March 2022, Kutz announced he would seek the Republican nomination to represent the 87th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[6] The seat was open after incumbent Greg Rothman chose to seek election to the Pennsylvania Senate.[7] Running on a platform of fiscal conservatism,[8] Kutz won the Republican primary election against businessman Eric Clancy,[9] and later defeated Democrat Kristal Markle in the general election.

Kutz currently sits on the State House's Appropriations Committee, Housing & Community Development Committee, and Insurance Committee.

Personal life

Kutz married his wife Allie on September 17, 2022.[10] The couple currently live in Lower Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Electoral history

|-! style="background-color: #800080; width: 8px;" || style="width: 130px" | Democratic/Republican| | Thomas Kutz| align="right" | 2,992| align="right" | 30.87|-|-! style="background-color: #800080; width: 8px;" || style="width: 130px" | Democratic/Republican| | Carolyn Holtzman| align="right" | 2,878| align="right" | 29.70|-

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 General Election Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Official Returns CUMBERLAND . electionreturns.pa.gov . Pennsylvania Department of State . 17 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Representative Thomas H. Kutz . Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Pennsylvania General Assembly . 17 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Thomas Kutz . Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives . 24 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Home . Thomas Kutz . Kutz For PA . 17 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Meet Thomas . Thomas Kutz . Kutz For PA . 18 March 2023.
  6. News: Sweitzer . Justin . Thomas Kutz of Lower Allen Township launches bid for state House . 18 March 2023 . City & State Pennsylvania . March 11, 2022.
  7. News: Gleiter . Sue . Township commissioner takes House seat in Cumberland County . 18 March 2023 . . Advance Local Media LLC . November 9, 2022.
  8. News: Murphy . Jan . Seven open House seats representing southcentral Pa. up for grabs on Nov. 8 . 18 March 2023 . PennLIVE Patriot-News . Advance Local Media LLC . March 6, 2023.
  9. News: Gleiter . Sue . Incumbents Patty Kim, Greg Rothman among victors in central Pa. House, Senate races . 18 March 2023 . PennLIVE Patriot-News . Advance Local Media LLC . May 17, 2022.
  10. Kutz . Thomas . thkutz . 1571109859592118272 . September 17, 2022 . Marrying my best friend today!! . March 18, 2023 . https://twitter.com/thkutz/status/1571109859592118272?cxt=HHwWgIDRwfuF2s0rAAAA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318132543/https://twitter.com/thkutz/status/1571109859592118272?cxt=HHwWgIDRwfuF2s0rAAAA . March 18, 2023 .