Buck Newton III's Biography
- State Senate (NC) - District 4, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (NC) - District 4
Contact Information
Post Office Box 2047
Wilson, NC 27894
Phone: 252-291-3443
Office
300 North Salisbury Street, Room 520
Raleigh, NC 27603
Full Name:
Eldon 'Buck' Sharpe Newton III
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Hope; 3 Children: Sharpe, Thomas, Virginia Grey
Birth Place:
Wilson, NC
Home City:
Wilson, NC
Religion:
Christian
Juris Doctor, Law, Campbell University, 1999
Bachelors of Science, Political Science, Appalachian State University, 1991
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 4, 2023-present
Former Aid, Senator Jesse Helms, Foreign Relations Committee
Former Chair, Wilson County Republican Party
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 4, 2024, 2026
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 11, 2011-2016
Member, Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
Chair, Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety
Member, Education/Higher Education Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations
Member, Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee
Vice Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety
Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Transportation
Chair, Judiciary Committee
Member, Legislative Ethics Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Co-Chair, Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Education/Higher Education Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Co-Chair, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Former Co-Chair, Appropriations on Justice and Public Policy Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Education/Higher Education Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Information Technology Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Insurance Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Judiciary I Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary II (Criminal) Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Nominations (Select Committee), North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Rules and Operations of the Senate, North Carolina State Senate
Attorney, Newton & Lee, PLLC, 2000-present
Member, First United Methodist Church, present