Ernie Newton (politician)
Ernie Newton | |
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| Member of the Bridgeport City Council from the 139th District | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | James Halloway |
| Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office April 2003 – September 16, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Alvin Penn |
| Succeeded by | Ed Gomes |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 124th district | |
| In office January 1989 – April 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Sheila A. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Charles "Don" Clemons, Jr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 21, 1956 |
| Spouse | Pamela Newton |
Ernest E. Newton II (born February 21, 1956) is an American politician in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Newton served for seventeen years in the Connecticut General Assembly, serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1988 to 2003 and in the Connecticut State Senate from 2003 to 2006. He pleaded guilty to federal felony corruption charges in September 2005 and served several years in federal prison. Newton was released in February 2010 and in 2012 unsuccessfully attempted a political comeback, losing in the primary in a race for his old state Senate seat. He pleaded guilty to three campaign finance violations in 2019, relating to his 2012 legislative campaign.