Robert E. Newton | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
In office 1969–1971 | |
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Born | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | July 11, 1931
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | professor |
Robert Edward Newton (born July 11, 1931) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Newton was born in Muscatine, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa and earned a PhD at the Catholic University of America. He is a college professor. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971 as a Democrat. [1]
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