John Nutting (politician)

John M. Nutting VII
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 17th district
In office
1996–2002
In office
2004–2010
Succeeded by Garrett Mason
Personal details
Born (1949-08-29) August 29, 1949
Lewiston, Maine
Political party Democrat
Profession Dairy Farmer

John M. Nutting VII (born August 29, 1949) is an American politician and dairy farmer from Maine. Nutting was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1986 to 1992 and served in the Maine Senate from 1996 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2010.[1] In 2002, Nutting sought the Maine Democratic Party's nomination for Maine's 2nd congressional district.[2] He finished fourth, losing in the Democratic primary to Mike Michaud.[3]

Running for re-election to his sixth term (third consecutive) in the Maine Senate in 2010, Nutting lost to Republican Garrett Mason. Mason's supporters spent $50,000 in private money against Nutting.[4]

Personal

Nutting was born in Lewiston, Maine and earned a B.A. from the University of Maine in 1971.[5] He is a dairy farmer in Leeds, Maine.

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