# Buck Newton

Buck Newton is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b560f232-dfa2-49f7-81c8-42000cc9027b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b560f232-dfa2-49f7-81c8-42000cc9027b (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

65% of the 17 bills Newton sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the North Carolina Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.08), from 0 donors and 98 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 83% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/
- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/
- 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 51. 64.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 2 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1076: Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory. (became law, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1076/
- SB 1057: Required Disclosures/Proxy Advisory Services. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1057/
- SB 992: Truth in Taxation. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB992/
- SB 648: Winter Sports Safety and Accidents. (became law, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB648/
- SB 577: Title Insurance Kickbacks Clarification. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB577/
- SB 711: ROD Removal/Gov. Security Breach Notice Costs. (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB711/
- SB 701: Bring Back Our Heroes. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB701/
- SB 554: Farmers Protection Act. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB554/
- SB 703: Update 1987 Rates/Organs and Disfigurement. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB703/
- SB 664: JMAC/ABC/Other Revisions. (became law, 2025-07-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB664/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/443
- Campaign site: https://www.ibackbuck.com/
- X: https://x.com/BuckNewton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iBackBuck
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buck.newton.5
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bucknewton3252
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buck-newton-4042062a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b560f232-dfa2-49f7-81c8-42000cc9027b