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Modified: Feb 10, 2010 05:38 PM

Elected Officials



Wengay M. "Newt" Newton Sr. - District 7
Wengay Newton
 

E-mail Council Member Newton

Aide:
Judy Tenison
727-551-3305

View a PDF map of District 7

Terms of Office:
Elected to Council November 2007.  Term expires January 2, 2012.

Committee Assignments:

  • Budget, Finance and Taxation Committee
  • Co-Sponsored Events Committee
  • Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
  • Housing Services Committee
  • Community Development Block Grant
  • St. Petersburg/Clearwater Economic Development Advisory Council
  • Enterprise Zone Development Agency
  • WorkNet Pinellas
  • Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.

Professional:
Owner of Newton's Photography Studio since 2000.  Previously with Xerox Corporation for 17 years.

Community:
Member of the Westminster Heights Neighborhood Association.  Also currently with Gulfport Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, St. Petersburg Rotary. Friends of Weedon Island Board of Directors, Pinellas County HIPPY Program Advisory Committee, Formerly served on the City of St. Petersburg's Nuisance Abatement Board.

Education and Awards:
Northeast High School, Class of 1981
ITT Technical Institute
CONA Leadership Graduate, Class of 2006

2007 City of St. Petersburg Neighborhood Association Awards
   Association President of the Year, Honorable Mention
   Best Neighborhood Newsletter, Honorable Mention

Personal:
He and his wife Melissa have been married for 20 years.  They have four children, Anthonio, Brandon, Chelsea and Wengay M. Newton Jr. and five grandchildren  He is a native of St. Petersburg.

District 7 Precincts:
113 • 129 • 130 • 203 • 204 • 205
216 • 223 • 224 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 • 253

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Contact Information
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Mailing Address:
PO Box 2842
St. Petersburg, FL 33731

Phone
727-893-7117

City Council Members:
Leslie Curran, Chair (Dist. 4)
Herbert E. Polson, Vice Chair (Dist. 1)
Jim Kennedy (Dist. 2)
Bill Dudley (Dist. 3)
Steve Kornell (Dist. 5)
Karl Nurse (Dist. 6)
Wengay "Newt" Newton (Dist. 7)
Jeff Danner (Dist. 8)

City Council Administrative Officer
Terri Lipsey Scott

All official City Council meetings are held in City Hall Council Chambers:
175 Fifth St. N.

City Council meetings
are generally held:

1st Thursday - 8:30 a.m.
2nd Thursday - 3 p.m.
3rd Thursday - 3 p.m.

Meetings can be viewed live on WSPF-TV Ch. 15 / 615 cable/ 35 broadcast or
via web stream.

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