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Weston Newton

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Running, 2024 South Carolina State Representative District 120, General Election

Won the General, 2022 South Carolina State Representative District 120

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South Carolina State House, District 120 (2012 - Present)

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Running, 2024 South Carolina State Representative District 120, General Election

Won the General, 2022 South Carolina State Representative District 120

Office:

South Carolina State House, District 120 (2012 - Present)

Political Experience

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Full Name:
Weston J. Newton
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
02/22/1967
Birth Place:
Greenville, SC
Home City:
Bluffton, SC
Religion:
The Church of the Cross
Family:
Married: Rose; 3 Children: Reedy, William, Eliza Rose

Personal Details

Wm. Weston J. Newton is a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 120. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

JD, University of South Carolina, 1990-1993
BA, Washington and Lee University, 1985-1989

JD, University of South Carolina, 1990-1993
BA, Washington and Lee University, 1985-1989
Attorney/Partner, Jones, Simpson and Newton, Professional Association, 1996-present
Law Clerk, Honorable C. Weston Houck, Chief United States District Judge, District of South Carolina, 1994-1996
Law Clerk, Honorable John H. Waller, Junior Associate Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court, Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 1993-1994

JD, University of South Carolina, 1990-1993
BA, Washington and Lee University, 1985-1989
Attorney/Partner, Jones, Simpson and Newton, Professional Association, 1996-present
Law Clerk, Honorable C. Weston Houck, Chief United States District Judge, District of South Carolina, 1994-1996
Law Clerk, Honorable John H. Waller, Junior Associate Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court, Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 1993-1994
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 120, 2012-present
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 120, 2018, 2020
Member/Chair, Beaufort County Council, 1999-2012

Member, Executive Subcommittee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Chair, Legislative Oversight Committee

Chair, Subcommittee on Constitutional Laws

JD, University of South Carolina, 1990-1993
BA, Washington and Lee University, 1985-1989
Attorney/Partner, Jones, Simpson and Newton, Professional Association, 1996-present
Law Clerk, Honorable C. Weston Houck, Chief United States District Judge, District of South Carolina, 1994-1996
Law Clerk, Honorable John H. Waller, Junior Associate Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court, Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 1993-1994
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 120, 2012-present
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 120, 2018, 2020
Member/Chair, Beaufort County Council, 1999-2012
Member, Church of the Cross, 1996-present
Member, Beaufort County Bar Association
Participant, Leadership Hilton Head/Bluffton
Former Board Member, Sunset Rotary Club
Member/Vice President, Souh Carolina Association of Counties, 2005-2012
Member, University of South Carolina Board of Visitors, 2008-2012
President/Secretary/Treasurer, Hilton Head Bar Association, 1997-2001

— Awards:

Order of Wig and Robe, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1993;
40 Under 40 Top Young Business Professionals in Savannah/Hilton Head, 2004

Howard

Favorite Musician:

Darius Rucker, Jimmy Buffett, Randy Travis, Edwin McCain, Gregg Russell

Hobbies or Special Talents:

South Carolina Football, Fishing

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