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David Nutter
David Nutter is a former Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 7 from 2002 to 2012.
Prior to his election to the House, Nutter served as Chair for the Montgomery County Bush for President Campaign (1999-2000) and as press secretary for Congressman Connie Mack (1982-1985).
He has also worked for the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[1]
Issue positions
Nutter's official website listed his positions on a number of issues. These include strongly supporting career and technical education programs, increasing worker training, adding new funding and more rigor to Career and Technical Education programs, limiting the power of government to take private property for public purposes, and reducing waste by ending failed government programs and finding ways to make government more efficient.[2]
Committee assignments
2010-2012 committees:
- Health, Welfare and Institutions
- Subcommittee #4
- Subcommittee #1
- Militia, Police and Public Safety
- Subcommittee #1
- Science and Technology
Sponsored legislation
- HB 2142 Statewide Healthcare Workforce Authority; created, report.
- HB 2144 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- HB 2149 Higher Education, Council of; task force to plan to expand teacher preparation.
- HB 2368 Income tax, state and Retail Sales and Use Tax; credit, etc. for certain telecommunication provider.[3]
Elections
2011
- See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2011
Nutter ran for election for Virginia Senate District 21. He defeated Tripp Godsey in the primary on August 23, 2011 and was defeated by John Edwards general election on November 8, 2011.[4][5]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
| Virginia State Senate, District 21 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Edwards |
56% | 21,259 | |
| Republican | David Nutter | 44% | 16,728 | |
| Total Votes | 37,987 | |||
| Virginia State Senate Republican Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David Nutter |
66.3% | 1,854 |
| Tripp Godsey | 33.7% | 944 |
| Total Votes | 2,798 | |
Delegate Nutter re-election commercial |
2009
On November 3, 2009, Nutter was elected to the 7th District Seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, defeating Peggy H Frank (D).
Nutter raised $228,268 for his campaign, while Frank raised $160,761.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| David Nutter (R)
|
9,808 | 60.1% | ||
| Peggy Frank | 6,490 | 39.8% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2011
Nutter's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "High taxes hurt families, businesses and our economy. I am strongly opposed to raising the gas tax or any taxes."
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "Our State’s number one priority must be getting our economy back on track. This means creating a business friendly environment through low taxes, support for Virginia’s right-to-work laws, and pro-growth climate."
- Transparency
- Excerpt: "Our State government needs more transparency, not less. As a State Delegate, I supported Governor McDonnell’s management audit of Virginia Department of Transportation, an audit that uncovered $1.5 Billion in unspent project funds."
- Property Rights
- Excerpt: "Property rights need to be protected not diminished by politicians. I believe Virginia needs to adopt a provision in its state constitution that limits the power of state and local governments to take private property for public use."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "I have a deep interest in health policy and I am currently enrolled in the new Master of Public Health program at Virginia Tech."
- Life
- Excerpt: "I strongly believe in the culture of life and have consistently supported protecting the life of the unborn."
- 2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "I have vigorously fought to protect our right to keep and bear arms.
External links
- Senate campaign website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions:2009, 2007, 2005, 2003
- VA House of Delegates Republican Caucus profile
- Delegate Nutter Facebook profile
- State Surge - legislative and voting track record
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Virginia House of Delegates District 7 2002–2012 |
Succeeded by Larry Rush |
