# Mark Newton

Mark Newton is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 127.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 127
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5e12fb82-1f69-46df-9ac5-a09ce51dd95b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e12fb82-1f69-46df-9ac5-a09ce51dd95b (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Newton reported $87.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 105 donors and 977 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.4% (97.2%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 83 bills: 66 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 130 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1979: Hyland, Donna W.; retirement from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1979/
- HR 1888: Chairman Don A. Grantham Interchange; Richmond County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1888/
- HB 1584: Augusta, City of; Richmond County; council-manager form of government; provide (introduced, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1584/
- HR 1612: Boy Scouts of America in Georgia; Scouts Day at the Capitol; 03/09/26; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1612/
- HR 1544: Weintraub, Neal, M.D.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1544/
- HR 1522: House Study Committee on Evaluating Community Health; create (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1522/
- HR 1466: Nurses Day at the state capitol; March 11, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1466/
- HB 1430: Community Health, Department of; license supportive senior housing communities; provide (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1430/
- HB 1413: Georgia Student Finance Authority; establish a needs based scholarship program for students at eligible public and private postsecondary institutions (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1413/
- HB 1374: Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1374/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $87.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4902?session=1031
- Campaign site: http://electdrmarknewton.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMarkNewton/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/w-mark-newton-3aa45b79/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e12fb82-1f69-46df-9ac5-a09ce51dd95b