Buck Newton
Republican · NC
Buck Newton is a Republican candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 4 (2024) in 2026.
Where Buck Newton stands, based on their records
Supports
Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (4 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records),
Mixed record
Cost of Living Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 support · 1 oppose), Corporate Accountability (3 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated August 9, 2026
- Raised
- $96,800
- Spent
- $13,616
- Cash on hand
- $126,192
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- OWNER$24,250
- ATTORNEY$7,350
- RETIRED INSURANCE$6,800
- CEO$6,600
- PETROLIUM MARKETER$5,600
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$31,200
- $1,000-$4,999$49,100
- $500-$999$11,250
- $250-$499$4,250
- $100-$249$1,000
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections · 2026 cycle · cf.ncsbe.gov
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 4 oppose
Voted yes on Senate Bill 266, an energy bill that erases the 2030 carbon cut goal and lets utilities raise rates for plants under construction. The Senate voted 30-18 to override, the House did the same that day, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 768, which drops the firefighter radio system rule for some buildings and puts water permit reviews on a clock. The Senate voted 30-17 and the House agreed 67-44. The governor signed it.
June 23, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on Senate Bill 554, a bill to bar state banks from refusing service to farmers over greenhouse gas emissions. The Senate voted 36-11. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
May 7, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on Senate Bill 261, a bill to drop the 2030 carbon cut goal and let utilities charge for plants under construction. The Senate voted 31-12. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
March 13, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted yes on Senate Bill 1082, a bill to ask voters to add a right to work rule to the state constitution. The Senate voted 30-16 to put the question on the November 2026 ballot. The House has not voted on it, so the question has not gone to voters.
May 20, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Voted yes on Senate Bill 1082, a bill to ask voters to add a right to work rule to the state constitution. The Senate voted 30-16 to put the question on the November 2026 ballot. The House has not voted on it, so the question has not gone to voters.
May 20, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 568, a labor law bill that limits when state safety inspectors testify and eases workplace notice rules. The Senate voted 26-17 and the House agreed 72-42. The governor signed it.
June 10, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on House Bill 1089, which puts a 2026 ballot question ordering limits on local property tax growth. The Senate voted 31-15 and the House also passed it, and the question now goes to the voters rather than the governor.
May 20, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on Senate Bill 261, a bill to drop the 2030 carbon cut goal and let utilities charge for plants under construction. The Senate voted 31-12. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
March 13, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 oppose
Voted yes on House Bill 318, an immigration bill that makes jails check status and hold people up to 48 hours for federal agents. The Senate voted 30-19 to override, the House did the same that day, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Voted yes on Senate Bill 153, the North Carolina Border Protection Act, which makes state agencies do federal immigration work. The Senate voted 30-19 to override in July 2025, the House followed in June 2026, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on House Bill 437, a bill to raise penalties for selling drugs near homeless shelters and bar public camping. The Senate voted 26-16 and the House agreed. The governor vetoed the bill and no override vote has been held, so it is not law.
June 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 307, known as Iryna's Law, which ends release on a written promise and restarts executions. The Senate voted 28-8 and the House agreed 81-31. The governor signed it.
September 22, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 768, which drops the firefighter radio system rule for some buildings and puts water permit reviews on a clock. The Senate voted 30-17 and the House agreed 67-44. The governor signed it.
June 23, 2025Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted yes on House Bill 437, a bill to raise penalties for selling drugs near homeless shelters and bar public camping. The Senate voted 26-16 and the House agreed. The governor vetoed the bill and no override vote has been held, so it is not law.
June 24, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted yes on Senate Bill 50, the Freedom to Carry Act, a bill letting citizens 18 and older carry a hidden handgun without a permit. The Senate voted 30-19 to override the veto. The House never held its own vote, so the bill is not law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 193, a gun bill that lets private school staff carry with permission and permit holders carry in some churches. The Senate voted 29-19 to override, the House did the same that day, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 oppose
Voted yes on Senate Bill 249, which redrew U.S. House Districts 1 and 3 in eastern North Carolina. The Senate voted 26-20 and the House 66-48, and congressional maps are not sent to the governor, so it became law that day.
October 21, 2025Opposes Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted yes on Senate Bill 1080, which puts a 2026 ballot question lowering the maximum income tax rate from 7 to 3.5 percent. The Senate voted 30-18 and the House also passed it, and the question now goes to the voters rather than the governor.
May 19, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 oppose
Voted yes on House Bill 307, known as Iryna's Law, which ends release on a written promise and restarts executions. The Senate voted 28-8 and the House agreed 81-31. The governor signed it.
September 22, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 805, which fixes one meaning of sex in state rules and bars state money for minors' gender transition care. The Senate voted 30-19 to override, the House did the same that day, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Voted yes on Senate Bill 227, which bars public schools from running diversity offices or teaching what the law calls divisive concepts. The Senate voted 30-19 to override in July 2025, the House followed in June 2026, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Voted yes on Senate Bill 558, which bars public colleges from keeping diversity offices or teaching what the law calls divisive concepts. The Senate voted 30-19 to override in July 2025, the House followed in June 2026, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Voted yes on Senate Bill 442, the Parents Protection Act, which bars abuse cases based on raising a child as their birth sex. The Senate agreed 28-19 to the House version passed 74-36, and the governor signed it.
June 23, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on Senate Bill 1057, a bill to make proxy advisers disclose the basis for advice against company management. The Senate voted 29-13. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 24, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 936, a bill to rewrite the phone sales law around robocalls and spam texts. The Senate voted 32-15. The House refused the Senate's version and the bill went to a conference committee, which has not reported, so it is not law.
June 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 805, which fixes one meaning of sex in state rules and bars state money for minors' gender transition care. The Senate voted 30-19 to override, the House did the same that day, and the bill became law.
July 29, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026
Voted yes on House Bill 568, a labor law bill that limits when state safety inspectors testify and eases workplace notice rules. The Senate voted 26-17 and the House agreed 72-42. The governor signed it.
June 10, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026
Race Buck Newton is in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 4; North Carolina
Profile last researched July 16, 2026.