Robert Nutting (politician)

Bob Nutting
100th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
December 6, 2010 – December 3, 2012
Preceded byHannah Pingree
Succeeded byMark Eves
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 78th district
In office
December 3, 2008 – December 2016
Preceded byJill Conover
Succeeded byCatherine Nadeau
In office
December 1, 2004 – December 6, 2006
Preceded byJanet Mills
Succeeded byJill Conover
Personal details
Born (1947-03-18) March 18, 1947 (age 77)[1]
Maine
Political partyRepublican
SpouseWendy Nutting (née Libby)
Residence(s)Oakland, Maine, U.S.
Alma materMassachusetts College of Pharmacy
ProfessionPharmacist
Websitehttp://www.mainespeaker.org/

Robert Nutting (born 1947) is a Republican politician from Maine who served six terms in the Maine House of Representatives. He re-joined the House after a two-year absence in 2008 and was elected speaker by the incoming Republican majority following the 2010 election, becoming the first Republican Maine House Speaker since 1974.

Nutting married Wendy Libby in 1968. They have three children and five grandchildren.

Nutting was born in Maine. His father was a roofer and plumber and his mother was a nurse. He has two older siblings, a sister and a brother, who are both retired teachers. He graduated from Skowhegan Area High School in 1965 and attained a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1970.[2]

From 1972 to 2003 Nutting owned and operated True's Pharmacy in Oakland. His pharmacy was forced to close following a billing dispute with the state Department of Human Services in which they were accused of over-billing MaineCare, the state's version of Medicaid, for up to $2.3 million.[3][4] Nutting has received several industry awards and honors and served on the boards of directors of area business groups as well as having formerly been President of the Maine Pharmacy Association.[2] DHHS accused True's Pharmacy of overcharging on bed liners, latex gloves and adult diapers.[5]

Nutting left the Speakership on December 3, 2012, after the Democrats retook the House majority. As of 2023, he is the last Republican Maine House Speaker.

References

  1. ^ "Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives : Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Speaker Robert Nutting". MaineSpeaker.org, Office of the Speaker of the House. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  3. ^ "Nutting overbilled state in pharmacy dispute". Morning Sentinel. November 12, 2010. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Doug Harlow (September 27, 2003). "True's closes doors for good". Morning Sentinel. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Portland Press Herald 20 Sep 2003, Sat · Page 12


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