Dave Nutter is serving his fifth term as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. First elected in 2001, he serves on the Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions; Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety; and the Committee on Science and Technology. In 2006 he was also appointed to the Joint Commission on Health Care, a joint committee composed of members of the House and Senate that looks at long term issues confronting health policy.

In 2008,  Dave accepted an invitation to join the advisory committee of the Virginia Institute of Government. This committee provides training, technical services, applied research, and information technology assistance to the Commonwealth’s local governments. During his tenure in the House of Delegates, Dave has also been appointed to serve on a number of special committees created by the General Assembly as a way to provide more in-depth analysis of critical issues facing the Commonwealth which includes the following: Commission on Telecommunications Tax Policy; Commission on Workforce Development; and the Commission to Enhance Math & Science Education.

He also serves on the boards of the Center for Rural Development, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center and Explore Park. Through Dave’s work in the General Assembly, he has been recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Career and Technical Educators Association of Virginia. He has also received a distinguished service award from the Free Clinics Association of Virginia. Dave has worked as an administrative faculty member at Virginia Tech since 1988 in marketing and communications.

He currently works in the Office of Economic Development. Prior to his election Dave was active in a number of community activities including serving on the board of the then Christiansburg/Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, New River Valley Boy Scouts, Montgomery County Republican Party, and Blacksburg United Methodist Church. Dave and his wife, Jackie, live in Montgomery County with their three children: Colin, David Jr. and Meredith.