Buck Newton
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| Senator E. S. (Buck) Newton |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 11th district |
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| In office 2011–present |
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| Born | Eldon Sharpe Newton III July 5, 1968 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Wilson, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Appalachian State University Campbell University |
| Occupation | attorney |
Eldon Sharpe (Buck) Newton III (born July 5, 1968) is a Republican Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly representing District 11 (Wilson and Nash counties).[1] Newton won his seat in the 2010 election, defeating Democrat incumbent A.B. Swindell.[2]
Early life and education
A native of Wilson, NC, Newton graduated from Hunt High School before attending Appalachian State University where he received his bachelor's degree in Political Science.[3]
After college, Buck served as an aide to Senator Jesse Helms on the Foreign Relations Committee in the U.S. Senate.[4]
Newton is a graduate of Appalachian State University and Campbell University School of Law. He has practiced law for 16 years, at his firm, Newton and Lee, in Wilson, and became a legislator in 2010.[5]
State office
From 2007 to 2011, Newton served as the chairman for the Wilson County Republican Party before taking office in early 2011.[6]
In response to the state's law on LGBT issues Newton, at a conservative rally supporting the North Carolina's House Bill 2 "HB2",[7] said “Go home, tell your friends and family who had to work today what this is all about and how hard we must fight to keep our state straight”.[8] In a later interview Newton said his remarks at the rally were intended to mean “keep men out of the ladies’ room”.[9] Newton has also said that "folks that wave the rainbow flags” need to get used to “the way things have always been in this state”.[10]
Newton is running to be Attorney General of North Carolina.[11]
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