Scott J. Newman (born January 14, 1947) is an American attorney and former Republican member of the Minnesota Senate.

He represented Senate District 18, which includes portions of McLeod, Meeker, Sibley and Wright counties just west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

[2] He previously worked as a deputy sheriff in Hennepin County, as a public defender, and as an administrative law judge.

[2] Newman ran unsuccessfully as the Republican party endorsed candidate for the 1st Judicial District Court Judge in the 2006 election.

Newman served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2004 to 2007, running in a 2003 special election after Rep. Tony Kielkucki resigned to accept an appointment as a deputy secretary of state.