# Carl Newton

Carl Newton is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 58.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 58
- Serving since: 2016-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6cfaac2f-52af-4aad-8ec4-6373bb45bf24

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6cfaac2f-52af-4aad-8ec4-6373bb45bf24 (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 sits at +0.52 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 77% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 114 donors and 622 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 90% (88%). 111 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Fourth Reading · SB 2 Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction;… · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Veto Override Without Emer. · SB 1589 Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of certain offense related to gambling. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1589/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · HB 1370 Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1370/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SB 893 Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB893/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Reconsider Measure · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 1884 School employees; modifying the access statewide professional educators' associations have to school employees; allowing termination of certain… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1884/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 514 Schools; student eligibility; virtual charter school students; Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) activities; policies. Effective… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB514/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 2143 Ad valorem tax; authorizing use of digital visual technology for inspection of real property. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2143/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SJR 53 Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SJR53/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/

## Legislation (OK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 135 bills: 135 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 40 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 34 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1049: Resolution; month of May as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1049/
- HR 1038: Resolution; Oklahoma Youth Expo; congratulating all of the 4-H and FFA student participants; congratulating the 2026 Oklahoma Youth Expo Ag Mechanics and… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1038/
- HB 4471: Environment and natural resources; creating the Environment and Natural Resources Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4471/
- SB 1831: Practice of dentistry; modifying certain exams; modifying certain supervision requirement. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1831/
- HB 4465: Health care; Oklahoma Health Care Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4465/
- SB 1429: Schools; allowing public school foundations to expend funds for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1429/
- SB 1871: Social media; requiring certain age verification; mandating the segregation of certain user data; requiring certain parental consent. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1871/
- SB 2071: Agriculture; Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act; clarifying jurisdictional authority of dairy inspection and grading programs. Effective date. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2071/
- SB 1509: Groundwater use; modifying provisions related to spacing of wells. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1509/
- SB 1255: Pardons and paroles; requiring medical director of the Department of Corrections to make certain request. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1255/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $31.4K (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.okhouse.gov/representatives/carl-newton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carl-Newton-State-Representative-151060289005656/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newtonhouse58
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carl.w.newton

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6cfaac2f-52af-4aad-8ec4-6373bb45bf24