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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Mark Newton is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 123. He was first elected to the chamber in 2016.

Education

  • BS, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Georgia- Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Master's, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, Havard University
  • MD, Medical College of Georgia, 1984-1988

Professional Experience

  • BS, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Georgia- Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Master's, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, Havard University
  • MD, Medical College of Georgia, 1984-1988
  • Board Member, Golden Harvest Food Bank, 2015-present
  • Served, Army Medical Corps
  • Chair and Medical Director of Emergency Department, Doctor's Hospital in Augusta, 1998-2017
  • President/Chief Medical Officer, MedNow Urgent Care Centers, 2009-Present

Political Experience

  • BS, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Georgia- Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Master's, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, Havard University
  • MD, Medical College of Georgia, 1984-1988
  • Board Member, Golden Harvest Food Bank, 2015-present
  • Served, Army Medical Corps
  • Chair and Medical Director of Emergency Department, Doctor's Hospital in Augusta, 1998-2017
  • President/Chief Medical Officer, MedNow Urgent Care Centers, 2009-Present
  • Majority Caucus Chief Deputy Whip, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2019-present
  • Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 123, 2018

Current Legislative Committees

Vice Chair, Health and Human Services

Member, Small Business Development

Member, Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care

Chair, Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Midlevel Providers HR 261

Co-Chair, Study Committee on Maternal Mortality HR 589

Member, Transportation

Member, Ways and Means

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Georgia- Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Master's, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, Havard University
  • MD, Medical College of Georgia, 1984-1988
  • Board Member, Golden Harvest Food Bank, 2015-present
  • Served, Army Medical Corps
  • Chair and Medical Director of Emergency Department, Doctor's Hospital in Augusta, 1998-2017
  • President/Chief Medical Officer, MedNow Urgent Care Centers, 2009-Present
  • Majority Caucus Chief Deputy Whip, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2019-present
  • Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 123, 2018
  • Board Member, Golden Harvest Food Bank, 2015

Other Info

Priority Issues:

Children

  • Economic Empowerment
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Social Services