John M. Nutting VII (born August 29, 1949) is an American politician and retired 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. In 2002, Nutting sought the Maine Democratic Party's nomination for Maine's 2nd congressional district. He finished fourth, losing in the Democratic primary to Mike Michaud.