Kevin Payne

Kevin Payne

Republican Party

Candidate, Arizona State Senate District 27

Arizona State Senate District 27

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor: Anthony Kern (R)

Prior offices:

Arizona House of Representatives District 27

Years in office: 2023 - 2025

Predecessor: Marcelino Quiñonez (D)

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Arizona House of Representatives District 21

Years in office: 2017 - 2023

Successor: Consuelo Hernandez (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$24,000/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $269.33.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

July 21, 2026

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1978 - 1986

Personal

Birthplace

Florence, AZ

Religion

Episcopalian

Profession

Electrical engineer

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Kevin Payne (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Payne (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 27. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on July 21, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Kevin Payne was born in Florence, Arizona. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1978 to 1986 and was honorably discharged. Payne's career experience includes working as an electrical engineer, aerospace technical consultant, and small business owner and operator.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Payne was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Federalism Committee
• Senate Public Safety Committee, Chair
• Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Committee

2023-2024

Payne was assigned to the following committees:

• Government and Elections Committee
• Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections Committee, Chair
• Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections Committee
• Regulatory Affairs Committee

2021-2022

Payne was assigned to the following committees:

• Government and Elections Committee
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Payne was assigned to the following committees:

• Government and Higher Education Committee, Vice Chairman
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Public Safety Committee (Decommissioned), Chairman

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2017
• Federalism, Property Rights and Public Policy
• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Ways and Means

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on July 21, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 27

Kyle Clayton (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 27 on July 21, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kyle Clayton

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 27

Incumbent Kevin Payne (R) and Anthony Kern (R) are running in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 27 on July 21, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kevin Payne
		Anthony Kern

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2024

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 27

Kevin Payne won election in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Payne (R)	100.0	67,274

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,274
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Abbott (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 27

Kevin Payne advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 27 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Payne	100.0	20,673

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,673
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Payne signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Ben Toma and incumbent Kevin Payne defeated Don Kissinger in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Toma (R)	34.6	40,249
✔		Kevin Payne (R)	34.6	40,240
		Don Kissinger (D)	30.8	35,839

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,328
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Don Kissinger advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Kissinger (Write-in)	100.0	681

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 681
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carlos Galindo-Elvira (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Ben Toma and incumbent Kevin Payne defeated Brian Morris and Jay Griffin in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Toma	41.3	17,278
✔		Kevin Payne	40.1	16,772
	Submit photo	Brian Morris	11.0	4,617
	Submit photo	Jay Griffin	7.5	3,143

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,810
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Beverly Pingerelli and incumbent Kevin Payne defeated Kathy Knecht in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beverly Pingerelli (R)	35.6	57,803
✔		Kevin Payne (R)	32.9	53,441
		Kathy Knecht (D)	31.5	51,047

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,291
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Kathy Knecht advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Knecht	100.0	19,882

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,882
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Payne and Beverly Pingerelli defeated Randy Miller in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Payne	38.1	16,987
✔		Beverly Pingerelli	37.9	16,896
	Submit photo	Randy Miller	24.0	10,708

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,591
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2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero defeated Gilbert Romero and Bradley Hughes in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Payne (R)	28.7	41,236
✔		Tony Rivero (R)	27.3	39,275
		Gilbert Romero (D)	22.1	31,756
		Bradley Hughes (D)	21.8	31,348

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 143,615
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Gilbert Romero and Bradley Hughes advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gilbert Romero	52.3	11,140
✔		Bradley Hughes	47.7	10,161

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,301 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Payne	59.0	18,543
✔		Tony Rivero	41.0	12,870

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,413 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Rick Gray (R) did not seek re-election.

Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero defeated Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin Payne	36.84%	45,639
	Republican	Tony Rivero Incumbent	35.57%	44,060
	Democratic	Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta	27.59%	34,180
Total Votes				123,879
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta  (unopposed)

Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kevin Payne
	Republican	Tony Rivero Incumbent

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Arizona native and US navy veteran. Married with 4 children and 8 grandchildren. Electrical Engineer with 6years aerospace experience and 24 years information technology experience. Currently my wife and I own and operate a bbq food truck as a family business.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I'm a constitutional conservative they will uphold both the Arizona and the US constitution
• I'm an advocate of public safety to include correctional, police police and firefighters
• I believe in backpack funding for for our students where the money follows the child to whatever school ever school they attend. This includes public district, public charter, private and home schools.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Public safety, water, transportation and education are my top priorities. As the current public safety chairman we tackled pay for DPS and retirement accounts for police and correctional personnel.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Republican platform

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The art of negotiation but never giving up your personal principles.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Follow constitution and the law. Don't promise things you can't deliver and always stay true to your word.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

When I was 10 years old the US landed a man on the moon.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

At 12 years old I was a paperboy for the Arizona Republic. I did this for several years leaving after one of my customers offered me a higher paying job. Being a paperboy was a great experience. You sign up your customers, order and pay for papers, deliver papers and collect payment for the papers. It teaches responsibility because you're basically running your own business.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Lord of the Rings. Great story.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Against the wind...Bob Segar.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

They need to be able to talk. Can't be one with governor doing all the talking. Must go both ways with governor talking AND listening.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Water, public safety and education.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Yes, it's hard to hit the ground running if you don't know how to do it.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Yes. Relationships help build open and honest communication.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

Legislative input.

If you are a current legislator, what appealed to you about your current committees?

Loved being chairman of the Public Safety committee. Serve on transportation committee and learned a great deal about how it is funded and where we need the most work.

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

No

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

No

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

Oversee. The governor is not King.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes as long as you don't compromise your principles.

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Kevin Payne campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Arizona State Senate District 27	Won general	$43,189	$24,614
2022	Arizona House of Representatives District 27	Won general	$72,205	$66,521
2020	Arizona House of Representatives District 21	Won general	$82,269	N/A**
2018	Arizona House of Representatives District 21	Won general	$35,716	N/A**
2016	Arizona House of Representatives, District 21	Won	$15,019	N/A**
Grand total			$248,398	$91,135
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2025.

• Arizona Republican Assembly — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to limited government, individual liberties, and fiscal responsibility.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• Progress Arizona — Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's policy platform.
• Secular Coalition for Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
• The Arizona Center for Economic Progress — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic policy.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2024.

• Americans for Prosperity - Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.
• Center for Arizona Policy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Children's Action Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Secular Coalition for Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• The Arizona Center for Economic Progress — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic policy.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2023.

• Arizona Free Enterprise Club — Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's policy platform.
• Center for Arizona Policy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Children's Action Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• Progress Arizona — Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's policy platform.
• Secular Coalition for Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The Arizona Center for Economic Progress — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic policy.
• The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2022.

• Arizona Free Enterprise Club — Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's policy platform.
• Center for Arizona Policy Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Children's Action Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Progress Arizona — Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's policy platform.
• Secular Coalition for Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The Arizona Center for Economic Progress — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic policy.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2021.

• Children's Action Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• Secular Coalition for Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2020.

• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Secular Coalition for Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2019.

• Center for Arizona Policy — Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2018.

• Center for Arizona Policy — Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
• Children's Action Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Arizona State Legislature in 2017.

• Americans for Prosperity - Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
• Center for Arizona Policy — Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
• Children's Action Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
• Humane Voters of Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
• Secular Coalition for Arizona — Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• Tucson Metro Chamber — Legislators are scored on their support of business policies.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Anthony Kern (R)	Arizona State Senate District 27 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Marcelino Quiñonez (D)	Arizona House of Representatives District 27 2023-2025	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Arizona House of Representatives District 21 2017-2023	Succeeded by Consuelo Hernandez (D)

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Current members of the Arizona State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Warren Petersen

Majority Leader:John Kavanagh

Minority Leader:Priya Sundareshan

Senators

District 1

Mark Finchem (R)

District 2

Shawnna Bolick (R)

District 3

John Kavanagh (R)

District 4

Carine Werner (R)

District 5

Lela Alston (D)

District 6

Theresa Hatathlie (D)

District 7

Wendy Rogers (R)

District 8

Lauren Kuby (D)

District 9

Kiana Sears (D)

District 10

David Farnsworth (R)

District 11

Catherine Miranda (D)

District 12

Denise Epstein (D)

District 13

Javan Mesnard (R)

District 14

Warren Petersen (R)

District 15

Jake Hoffman (R)

District 16

Thomas Shope (R)

District 17

Vince Leach (R)

District 18

Priya Sundareshan (D)

District 19

David Gowan (R)

District 20

Sally Gonzales (D)

District 21

Rosanna Gabaldón (D)

District 22

Eva Diaz (D)

District 23

Brian Fernandez (D)

District 24

Analise Ortiz (D)

District 25

Tim Dunn (R)

District 26

Flavio Bravo (D)

District 27

Kevin Payne (R)

District 28

Frank Carroll (R)

District 29

Janae Shamp (R)

District 30

Hildy Angius (R)

Republican Party (17)

Democratic Party (13)