BIO

Roger Allen Nutt has lived in House District 35 for over 34 years and currently serves as Chairman of the Spartanburg County Building Code Board of Appeals where he has served for the past 15 years. Nutt is the Vice President and Treasurer of TNC Engineering, a division of The Nutt Corporation, providing engineering and consulting services and has been appointed by the Governor to serve as a Commissioner to the SJWD Water District.

Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, Nutt’s family moved to Spartanburg where he started school in District 6. His family later moved into School District 5 where he completed his primary education and graduated from James F. Byrnes High School in 1984. Nutt then attended Tennessee Tech University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. After graduation, he went to work for Milliken & Company as an Engineering Manager. After some years in Equipment Engineering with Milliken and MEMC, Inc (Woodruff), Nutt joined his family’s business in 1993 where he began what is now known as TNC Engineering, providing Civil Engineering design within the Upstate and surrounding area. Nutt’s brother, Bryan, President of TNC, joined the business in 1997 and helped expand the business to include car design for the Rail Road industry.

Nutt is married and has (3) children : Collin (18), Kaitlin (14), and Luke (13). He has been a member of the same church congregation for over 38 years, where he has served as song leader, Family Ministry Deacon, and Bible Class teacher. His wife, Tracy, serves as the Spartanburg Director of the National League of Junior Cotillions and is also heavily involved in Christian service.

Nutt is a member and supporter of the NRA and the Republican National Committee. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of South Carolina and a member of the International Erosion Control Association. Nutt also serves on the regulatory committee for the Spartanburg HBA and works as a member of the Regulatory and Legislative Policy Committee for Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority’s 20-Year Strategic Plan.

ISSUES

	CONTROLLING GOVERNMENT SPENDING Roger Nutt has been a small businessman in our community, and knows what it takes to be able to sign the front of the paycheck, not just the back. Roger knows that, since government has grown over 40% in the past 4 years, it is time for spending and tax reform in our state. Roger supports a spending cap that can eliminate the state income tax within a generation.
	EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN South Carolina now ranks last in the country in high school graduation rates and second to last in SAT scores. For a state that spends more than $11,000 per student on education, we are not getting the return we need on our investment – partly because less than half of that money actually gets to the classroom. Roger supports reforms to put more of those dollars directly into classrooms, and out of Columbia bureaucracy.
	REFORMING OUR GOVERNMENT The main reason that our state government costs 30% more than other states is that we still hold to an 1890s government structure. Roger supports restructuring reform to eliminate some boards and commissions, unify the Executive Branch under a single authority, eliminate the "Budget and Control" Board, and save taxpayers hard earned dollars.