# Kevin Payne Kevin Payne is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate for district 27. - Party: Republican - Seat: Arizona Senate, district 27 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/4b336587-cb71-4a49-9cf8-514cdd2771ff Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b336587-cb71-4a49-9cf8-514cdd2771ff (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 The policy areas Payne talks about and legislates on agree at 0.43 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans. ## What Payne says (AZ 2025–26 session) 52 classified statements: 52 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 | 3.9% | 2.3% | 79 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 7.7% | 9.5% | 160 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 59.6% | 37.3% | 43 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.3% | 150 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 30.8% | 15.4% | 46 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 55% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 48% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Emergency Management 23% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 9.7% (State Senate Republicans 12%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 211 donors and 1,179 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,589 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 97.5% (95.6%). 49 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1290 agricultural property; inspections; notice. · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1290/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1671 gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1671/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2320 school districts; bonds; financial advisors · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2320/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/ - 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/ - 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1713 AHCCCS; procurement; contracting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1713/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1180 DOR; income tax forms; conformity · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1180/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/ ## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session) Sponsored 65 bills: 46 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 57. 63.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 15 of 29). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1639: school security projects; capital finance (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1639/ - SB 1640: marijuana; qualifying illnesses; testing; complaints (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1640/ - SB 1676: definition; defenses; sexual offenses (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1676/ - SCR 1047: public benefits; fraud; remedies (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1047/ - SB 1641: marijuana producers; licensure (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1641/ - SCR 1049: death sentence; choice; firing squad (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1049/ - SB 1537: peace officer fund; commission; repeal (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1537/ - SB 1751: death sentence; choice; firing squad. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1751/ - SB 1584: appropriation; DOC; recruitment; retention (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1584/ - SB 1543: felony conviction; sentence completion; designation. (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1543/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $80.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 87% 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. - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2114291326309265412 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2112308132974313616 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2109706830251544582 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2108259894491295759 - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2105788353614692741 - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2105789230962327697 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2103223642771673143 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2099730316810444971 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2099730784957661455 - 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinpayne4az/status/2099213615924736101 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=127&legislator=2188 - Campaign site: https://www.electkevinpayne.com/ - X: https://x.com/kevinpayne4az - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electkevinpayne - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-payne-p-e-cfm-48975674/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b336587-cb71-4a49-9cf8-514cdd2771ff