# J.T. Payne

J.T. Payne is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 11
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fded60a9-de72-47ba-bf20-90dddd9f9138

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fded60a9-de72-47ba-bf20-90dddd9f9138 (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

Payne has 41 classified statements in the KY 2025–26 session.

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

41 classified statements: 41 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Payne | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 31.7% | 31.9% | 376 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 1.8% | 75 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 14.6% | 12.7% | 294 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 85% (State House Republicans 15%); Labor and Employment 23% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 7.7% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Government Operations and Politics 7.7% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.05), from 137 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 96.0% (95.2%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Pass · SB 70 AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB70/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Pass · SB 324 AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB324/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Adopt · SJR 116 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SJR116/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Pass · SB 261 AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB261/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 826 AN ACT relating to education. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB826/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Suspend the Rules · SB 37 AN ACT relating to state symbols. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB37/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 727 AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB727/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Suspend the Rules · SJR 116 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SJR116/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Adopt · SJR 74 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SJR74/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Pass · SB 129 AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB129/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% 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.

- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2091314011342086250
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2089855732615152124
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2085428564535418967
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2080104808480977227
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2080387004592746935
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2065618185399800188
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2047780253221650512
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2036958901111841149
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2033959061264154721
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KY_Payne/status/2031501068366999829

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=11
- Campaign site: https://jtforkentucky.com/
- X: https://x.com/KY_Payne
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/JT-Payne-for-State-Representative/61554891780775/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentucky_payne/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fded60a9-de72-47ba-bf20-90dddd9f9138