Thomas Kutz

Kutz was born in Pennsylvania,^[2] and grew up in the Mechanicsburg area.^[4] He graduated from Cedar Cliff High School in 2013, and later graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Grove City College in 2016. Kutz earned his Juris doctor degree from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2022.^[2]

After graduating from college, Kutz worked as an aide for the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. Following law school, he worked as a policy director for the Republican caucus in the Pennsylvania Senate.^[2][5]

In 2019, Kutz was elected to the Lower Allen Township Board of Commissioners.^[5]

In March 2022, Kutz announced he would seek the Republican nomination to represent the 87th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.^[6] The seat was open after incumbent Greg Rothman chose to seek election to the Pennsylvania Senate.^[7] Running on a platform of fiscal conservatism,^[6][8] Kutz won the Republican primary election against businessman Eric Clancy,^[9] and later defeated Democrat Kristal Markle in the general election.^[7]

In 2024, Rep. Kutz proved successful in his re-election bid. He defeated Democrat John Flood by nearly 25 points.

In October 2023, Thomas Kutz received a unanimous vote to succeed Jenna Geesey as Chair of the Pennsylvania Young Republicans. He served as the Chair of the Cumberland County Young Republicans and Co-Chair of the PAYR prior to this.

Kutz currently sits on the State House's Appropriations Committee, Housing & Community Development Committee, and Insurance Committee,^[3] and served as Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania chapter of Future Caucus with Representative Justin C. Fleming until 2024.^[10]

Kutz married his wife Allie on September 17, 2022.^[11] The couple currently live in Lower Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.^[5]