Weston Newton's Biography
- State House (SC) - District 120, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (SC) - District 120
Contact Information
Office
512 Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
83 Myrtle Island Road
Bluffton, SC 29910
Full Name:
Weston J. Newton
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married: Rose; 3 Children: Reedy, William, Eliza Rose
Birth Date:
02/22/1967
Birth Place:
Greenville, SC
Home City:
Bluffton, SC
Religion:
The Church of the Cross
JD, University of South Carolina, 1990-1993
BA, Washington and Lee University, 1985-1989
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 120, 2012-present
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 120, 2022
Member/Chair, Beaufort County Council, 1999-2012
Member, Executive Subcommittee
Chair, Judiciary Committee
No caucus information on file.
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
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
Father's Name:
Howard
Favorite Musician:
Darius Rucker, Jimmy Buffett, Randy Travis, Edwin McCain, Gregg Russell
Hobbies or Special Talents:
South Carolina Football, Fishing
Mother's Name:
Jourdan