Sen. Buck Newton
Total votes
362
all sessions
Attendance
86%
50 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
100%
of cast votes
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 88% of chamber peers
Sponsored
171
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
12
assignments
12 committee assignments · 4 leadership roles
Committee assignments
Sen. Newton serves on 12 standing committees, with leadership in 4 of them. Committee work shapes which bills reach the floor and which quietly die in markup.
01
Chair
Senate standing committee
Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety
02
Chair
Senate standing committee
Judiciary
03
Vice Chair
Joint committee
Energy Policy Legislative Commission
04
Vice Chair
Joint committee
Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight
05
member
Senate standing committee
Agriculture, Energy and Environment
06
member
Senate standing committee
Education and Higher Education
07
member
Senate standing committee
Finance
08
member
Joint committee
Governmental Operations Commission
09
member
Joint committee
Legislative Emergency Management Oversight
10
member
Joint committee
Legislative Ethics
11
member
Joint committee
Legislative Transportation Oversight
12
member
Senate standing committee
Transportation
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