Chuck Payne

American politician
Chuck Payne
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 54th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 18, 2017
Preceded byCharlie Bethel
Personal details
Born (1964-12-22) December 22, 1964 (age 59)
Riverdale, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Angie Sellers
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(m. 1988)​
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1984–1988
RankSpecialist
Unit504th Infantry Regiment

Charles F. Payne (born December 22, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 54th district since 2017. Payne, a Republican, was first elected to serve as the State Senator for the 54th district in January 2017. Payne serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, Ex-Officio of the Senate Public Safety Committee, Secretary of the Senate Finance Committee, Secretary of the Senate Higher Education Committee and Secretary of the Senate State Institutions and Property Committee.[citation needed] Payne also serves as Chairman of the Senate Finance Sub-Committee on issues pertaining to Ad Valorem Taxes. [citation needed]

Payne served four years (1984-1988) in the Army and the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC. [citation needed] It was during this time that he met Angie Sellers, and they were married in January 1988. In that same year, they moved back to Dalton and Payne began his 30-year career of public service with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.[citation needed] Payne retired on October 31, 2016.[citation needed]

Payne has served as Chairman of the Whitfield County Republican Party of Georgia throughout the years of 1997-2005 and 2013-2016.[citation needed] He was also elected among his peers to serve as Vice-Chair of both the GA-9th Congressional District Republican Party (2009) and the GA-14th District Republican Party (2010-2013).[citation needed]

Payne and his wife, Angie, have two children. In March 2019, their family welcomed the birth of their first grandchild.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Chuck Payne defeats Debby Peppers to become Georgia's newest state senator". Times Free Press. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. ^ "Georgia State Senator Chuck Payne (Republican - 54)". Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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