Scott J. Newman (born January 14, 1947) is a
Minnesota
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attorney and
Republican
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Political ideology
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member of the
Minnesota Senate
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. He represents Senate District 18, which includes portions of
McLeod,
Meeker,
Sibley and
Wright
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counties just west of the
Twin Cities
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metropolitan area. He is a former member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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and was the Republican nominee for
attorney general
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In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
in the
2014 election.
Early life, education, and career
Newman graduated from
Minnesota State University, Mankato
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in
Mankato
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, receiving his
B.A.
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in history and political science. He later earned his
J.D. from
William Mitchell College of Law
William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...
in
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
.
He previously worked as a
deputy sheriff
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in
Hennepin County
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, as a
public defender
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, and as an administrative law judge.
Newman ran unsuccessfully as the Republican party endorsed candidate for the 1st Judicial District Court Judge in the 2006 election.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Newman served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...
from 2004 to 2007, running in a 2003 special election after Rep. Tony Kielkucki resigned to accept an appointment as a deputy secretary of state. While in the House, he served on the Education Finance, the Education Policy, the Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy, the State Government Finance, the Ethics, the Public Safety Policy and Finance, and the Transportation committees.
Minnesota Senate
Newman was first elected to the Senate in 2010, running after longtime incumbent Senator
Steve Dille announced he would not seek re-election. Newman was re-elected in 2012, 2016 and 2020. He currently serves as chairman of the Senate Transportation Finance and Policy Committee.
References
External links
Senator Scott Newman''official Minnesota Senate website''
Project Vote Smart - Senator Scott Newman Profile
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Living people
1947 births
Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Republican Party Minnesota state senators
People from Hutchinson, Minnesota
Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni
William Mitchell College of Law alumni
Minnesota lawyers
Public defenders
21st-century American politicians