Buck Newton

Senator
E. S. (Buck) Newton
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 11th district
In office
2011–present
Personal details
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. 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. After college, Buck served as an aide to Senator Jesse Helms on the Foreign Relations Committee in the U.S. Senate.

Since graduating from Campbell University School of Law, Buck has practiced law at his firm, Newton and Lee, in Wilson. He is an active member of First United Methodist Church and has served the community in a number of ways. From 2007 to 2011, Newton served as the chairman for the Wilson County Republican Party before taking office in early 2011.

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