Roger Nutt

Roger Nutt
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 34th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 9, 2020
Preceded byMichael Forrester
Member of the
Spartanburg County Council
from the 6th district
In office
2010–2020
Personal details
Born (1965-09-20) September 20, 1965 (age 59)
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Tracy Fennell
​
(m. 2001)​
Children3
Alma materTennessee Technological University (BS)
ProfessionEngineer

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]

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