Roger Nutt

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.

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.

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