| Donnie Newsome | |
| Office: | Judge/Executive of Knott County |
| Term Start: | January 4, 1999 |
| Term End: | September 30, 2005 |
| Predecessor: | Homer Sawyer |
| Successor: | Randy Thompson |
| State House1: | Kentucky |
| District1: | 92nd |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 1995 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1999 |
| Predecessor1: | Russell Bentley |
| Successor1: | Phillip Childers |
| Party: | Democratic |
Donnie Newsome is an American politician from Kentucky who was the Judge/Executive of Knott County from 1999 to 2005 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Newsome was first elected to the house in 1994, defeating incumbent representative Russell Bentley for renomination.[1]
In 1998 he ran for Judge/Executive of Knott County, defeating Democratic incumbent Homer Sawyer for renomination.[2] In October 2003 he was convicted on federal voter fraud charges.[3] He remained in office for the entirety of his 16-month prison sentence due to a provision of the Kentucky Constitution that allows convicted officeholders to remain in office until the appeals process is complete. He resigned from office in September 2005.[4] He ran again for the office in 2010, losing the Democratic primary to Ronnie Watts.[5]