Lutz graduated from Towson State University with a Bachelor of Science in 1970.

He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science in 1979.

[1] Lutz worked in his family-owned lumber and hardware business from 1966 to 1974.

Lutz was a teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools from 1970 to 1979.

[1][2] He ran again for District 35A in the election of 1990 and 1994, but lost both times to James M. Harkins and Donald C.