Carl Newton
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget; bills to raise taxes start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 58 (since 2016)
- Occupation
- Optometrist (retired from clinic practice) and farm owner
- Lives in
- Cherokee
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and a Doctor of Optometry from Northeastern State University. source: okhouse.gov
- Practiced optometry near Cherokee for many years before selling the eye clinic; also owns a family farm. source: okhouse.gov
- Won House District 58 in 2016, succeeding Jeff Hickman, and took office in November 2016. source: enidnews.com
- Chairs the House Health and Human Services Oversight Committee. source: okhouse.gov
- Co-authored the Groundwater Modernization Act (SB 259). source: okhouse.gov
- Born in Waynoka, Oklahoma. source: okhouse.gov
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- Parental choice in education, without a voucher system (2024) source: enidnews.com
- Infrastructure such as water and electricity access to attract business to northwest Oklahoma (2024) source: enidnews.com
- Improving health care provider rates and faster insurance prior authorizations (2024) source: enidnews.com
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