Wengay "Newt" Newton
Democratic · FL
Wengay "Newt" Newton is a former Florida state representative and St. Petersburg City Council member who worked 18 years at Xerox, becoming a senior printing systems engineer. He campaigns on living-wage jobs and affordable housing.
Where Wengay "Newt" Newton stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored HB 625, which let sheriffs sue to shut down public nuisances, changed notice rules for temporary injunctions, and barred rental property from being abated or forfeited. The governor signed it on June 29, 2020 as Chapter 2020-130.
June 29, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Sponsored HB 1009, which changed how many directors sit on special neighborhood improvement district boards and required local ordinances to set four-year staggered terms for landowner directors. The governor signed it on June 23, 2020.
June 23, 2020
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 27, 2026
Served on the St. Petersburg City Council for District 7 from 2008 to 2016, then represented District 70 in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020.
November 8, 2016
Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched August 27, 2026
Past race Wengay "Newt" Newton ran in:
- State Representative District 62 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 62; Florida
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.