Mark Newton

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Mark Newton
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Georgia House of Representatives District 127
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 123

Compensation

Base salary

$24,341.64/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Georgia

Graduate

Harvard University

Medical

Medical College of Georgia

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal
Profession
Executive
Contact

Mark Newton (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 127. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Newton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 127. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mark Newton was born in Macon, Georgia, and lives in Augusta, Georgia. Newton served in the U.S. Army during Operation Desert Storm. He earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology and immunology from the University of Georgia, a master's degree in healthcare management from Harvard University, and a doctorate in medicine from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Newton's career experience includes working as the president and chief medical officer of MedNow Urgent Care Centers. He has served on the board of Golden Harvest Food Bank.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Newton was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Newton was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Newton was assigned to the following committees:

He was also assigned as chairman of the Special Committee on Access to Quality Healthcare.[3]

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
Health and Human Services
Small Business Development
Transportation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 127

Incumbent Mark Newton won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 127 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton (R)
 
100.0
 
25,538

Total votes: 25,538
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 127

Incumbent Mark Newton advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 127 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton
 
100.0
 
3,143

Total votes: 3,143
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 127

Incumbent Mark Newton won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 127 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton (R)
 
100.0
 
20,459

Total votes: 20,459
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 127

Incumbent Mark Newton advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 127 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton
 
100.0
 
9,019

Total votes: 9,019
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2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 123

Incumbent Mark Newton won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 123 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton (R)
 
100.0
 
23,452

Total votes: 23,452
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 123

Incumbent Mark Newton advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 123 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton
 
100.0
 
7,625

Total votes: 7,625
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2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 123

Incumbent Mark Newton defeated Scott Richard in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 123 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton (R)
 
66.9
 
16,044
Image of Scott Richard
Scott Richard (D)
 
33.1
 
7,953

Total votes: 23,997
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 123

Scott Richard advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 123 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Richard
Scott Richard
 
100.0
 
2,169

Total votes: 2,169
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 123

Incumbent Mark Newton advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 123 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Newton
Mark Newton
 
100.0
 
6,301

Total votes: 6,301
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2016

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016. Incumbent Barbara Sims (R) did not seek re-election.

Mark Newton ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 123 general election.[4][5]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 123 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Newton  (unopposed) 100.00% 21,619
Total Votes 21,619
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


Mark Newton defeated Wright McLeod and Lori Greenhill in the Georgia House of Representatives District 123 Republican primary.[6][7]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 123 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Newton 51.82% 3,930
     Republican Wright McLeod 44.63% 3,385
     Republican Lori Greenhill 3.55% 269
Total Votes 7,584


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Mark Newton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Newton's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]

Tax reform

  • Excerpt: "To keep our state #1 for business, we must continue to lower taxes, incentivize growth, and encourage job creation."

Immigration

  • Excerpt: "To ensure the safety and security of our loved ones, we must empower public safety officials to enforce the immigration laws already on the books, reject efforts to relocate Syrian Refugees to Georgia, and support legislation that dissuades illegal immigrants from settling in our state."

Education

  • Excerpt: "To create the best outcomes, we must keep education local and allow administrators, teachers, and parents make the decisions – not bureaucrats in Atlanta."

Gun rights

  • Excerpt: "As a lifetime member of the NRA, I will push back against left-wing gun control advocates and work to protect and expand our gun rights in Georgia."

Life

  • Excerpt: "I am 100% pro-life and will do everything in my power to defend the rights of the unborn."

Campaign finance summary


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Mark Newton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Georgia House of Representatives District 127Won general$101,199 $95,708
2022Georgia House of Representatives District 127Won general$130,851 $0
2020Georgia House of Representatives District 123Won general$57,501 N/A**
2018Georgia House of Representatives District 123Won general$86,890 N/A**
2016Georgia House of Representatives, District 123Won $196,937 N/A**
Grand total$573,378 $95,708
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Georgia House of Representatives District 127
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Georgia House of Representatives District 123
2017-2023
Succeeded by
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