SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - South Carolina Senator Roger Nutt announced on Monday that he is resigning due to a recent medical diagnosis.

The Upstate senator for District 12, representing parts of Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, said he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

He submitted a letter of resignation to the President of the Senate, Thomas C. Alexander, effective in January.

Alexander gave the following statement:

Nutt said serving in the Senate has been “a dream come true.”

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