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Charles Newton
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Prior offices
Alabama House of Representatives District 90

Education

Bachelor's

University of Alabama

Graduate

University of Alabama

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
President, Newton Oil Company

Charles O. Newton (b. July 11, 1947) is a former Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 90 from 1988 to 2014.

He switched to the Republican Party from the Democratic Party on February 7, 2014. Newton stated that he came to this decision because of his constituents. "Regardless of the party affiliation by my name, I promise to continue providing the same commonsense approach to the issues, the same strong respect for taxpayer dollars, and the same high ethical standards that I have given our area since first elected to the Legislature," he said.[1]

Biography

Newton's professional experience includes serving as the director of Greenville Bank, president of Newton Oil Company and director of the South Central Alabama Mental Health Board.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Newton served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

  • Subcommittee on Public Safety
  • Subcommittee on Taxes, Exemptions/Benefits (Ways and Means General Fund)

Elections

2014

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Walton Hickman was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Chris Sells defeated incumbent Charles Newton in the Republican primary. Sells defeated Hickman in the general election.[2][3][4][5]

Alabama House of Representatives District 90, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChris Sells 56.6% 7,722
     Democratic Walton Hickman 43.2% 5,894
     NA Write-In 0.2% 21
Total Votes 13,637


Alabama House of Representatives, District 90 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Sells 51.1% 1,767
Charles Newton Incumbent 48.9% 1,691
Total Votes 3,458

2010

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2010

Newton won re-election to the 90th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Jerry Hartin in the November 2 general election.[6]

Alabama House of Representatives, District 90 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Charles Newton (D) 8,577
Jerry Hartin (R) 5,855

2006

On November 7, 2006, Newton was re-elected to the 90th District Seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[7]

Newton raised $0 for his campaign.[8]

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Personal

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Newton and his wife, Jan, have three children.

He is a member of the Alabama Historical Association, Cattlemen's Association, First Baptist Church of Greenville, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, and Greenville Rotary Club.[9]

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2014

In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Alabama House District 90
1988–2014
Succeeded by
Chris Sells (R)


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