# Chuck Payne

Chuck Payne is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 54.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 54
- Serving since: 2017-01-18
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1ac93f89-f367-4de3-82ba-79fa78d4d134

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ac93f89-f367-4de3-82ba-79fa78d4d134 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

56% of Payne’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans.

## What Payne says (GA 2025–26 session)

6 classified statements: 6 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Payne | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 16.7% | 37.3% | 304 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 100% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.04), from 34 donors and 874 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 100% (96.0%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · PASSAGE · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · PASSAGE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · ADOPTION · SR 3 Adjournment; relative to · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB295/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1247 Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1247/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1161 Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1161/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 297 Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB297/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 360 bills: 360 reached committee, 308 passed one chamber, 64 passed both, 55 became law. Cosponsored 0. 85.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 6 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 10: Sales and Use Taxes; any existing special district option sales and use tax (FLOST) cease to be imposed and levied immediately prior to the imposition of any… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB10/
- SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- SR 1087: McCullom, Maggie; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1087/
- SR 1085: Willis, Robert "Bob"; congratulate (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1085/
- SR 1086: Metzger, Deaundra "Deedee"; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1086/
- SR 1067: Wilcox County High School Lady Patriots Basketball Team; congratulate (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1067/
- SR 1069: Boger, Jennifer; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1069/
- SR 1071: Trott, Austin; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1071/
- SR 1070: Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1070/
- SR 1035: Adelman, Nelson I.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1035/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 56% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/chuck_payne/status/2098498339654254631
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chuck_payne/status/2094929712162209941
- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/chuck_payne/status/2046921541690990983
- 2026-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/chuck_payne/status/2018262127115436380
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/chuck_payne/status/1934244293348118831
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/chuck_payne/status/1930742599838773369

## Links

- X: https://x.com/chuck_payne
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chuckpayneforstatesenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cfpaynejr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-payne-47282663/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ac93f89-f367-4de3-82ba-79fa78d4d134