Michael Payne (Illinois)
Michael Payne (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Payne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Payne was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Jonathan Jackson defeated Eric Carlson, Tori Nicholson, and Babette Peyton in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Jackson (D)  | 67.0 | 159,142 |
 | Eric Carlson (R) | 33.0 | 78,258 | |
| Tori Nicholson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | ||
 | Babette Peyton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | |
| Total votes: 237,425 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mitchel Davilo (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Jackson | 28.2 | 21,607 |
 | Pat Dowell | 19.0 | 14,594 | |
 | Karin Norington-Reaves | 14.1 | 10,825 | |
 | Jacqueline Collins | 12.1 | 9,299 | |
 | Chris Butler | 5.4 | 4,141 | |
 | Jahmal Cole | 5.3 | 4,045 | |
 | Jonathan Swain | 3.3 | 2,554 | |
 | Michael Thompson | 2.2 | 1,680 | |
| Charise Williams | 2.1 | 1,601 | ||
 | Cassandra Goodrum | 1.9 | 1,422 | |
 | Marcus Lewis | 1.2 | 901 | |
 | Robert Palmer | 1.2 | 899 | |
| Nykea Pippion McGriff | 1.2 | 892 | ||
 | Terre Layng Rosner | 1.0 | 780 | |
| Ameena Nuur Matthews | 0.9 | 686 | ||
 | Kirby Birgans | 0.7 | 511 | |
 | Steven DeJoie | 0.3 | 251 | |
| Total votes: 76,688 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darius Dee Nix (D)
- J. Darnell Jones (D)
- Howard Spiller (D)
- Michael Payne (D)
- Stephany Rose Spaulding (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Eric Carlson defeated Jeff Regnier, Geno Young, and Philanise White in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Carlson | 40.5 | 10,755 |
 | Jeff Regnier | 39.0 | 10,375 | |
| Geno Young | 14.5 | 3,853 | ||
 | Philanise White | 6.0 | 1,598 | |
| Total votes: 26,581 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew O'Keefe (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Payne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Payne's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Michael attended Olive Harvey Community College where he studied Criminal Justice, Robert Morris College where he studied Paralegal Science, and DePaul University where he studied Business Administration. Over the course of his career, Michael has worked as a Paralegal, Conflict Analyst, and Records Specialist with some of the leading law firms in Chicago. Michael has also held several positions in City Government, in Chicago and Atlanta.
The passion behind Michael's commitment to public service comes from his childhood hero, the late Mayor Harold Washington, and later, President Barack Obama. Michael volunteered for several political campaigns over the years, giving him a broad understanding of the different needs and concerns of voters. Michael saw firsthand the impact of how supporting the right candidate could affect his community.
After 15 years as a legal professional, Michael departed the private sector and entered the city government. Michael's first role was with the City of Chicago’s Department of Streets and Sanitation, where he served under the direction of one of the Deputy Commissioners. Michael then went on to work for a veteran South Side- Public Safety: For the first time in 25 years, Chicago has surpassed 800 homicides and Cook County had over 1,000. Violent crimes, including carjackings are up more than 50% in Chicago and Cook County had more carjacking in 2021 than it has had in two-decades. Most of these criminals are back on our streets with low bails, home monitoring, only to repeat the same offenses again. I have an aggressive plan to hold violent repeat offenders accountable at the federal level.
- Employment: In Illinois, the unemployment rate increased in 2020 for all racial groups. In Illinois, the unemployment rate was 14.4% for African Americans, 12.0% for Hispanics, and 8.5% for whites. We have to get American's back to work. I believe in federal incentives that revitalize businesses in our communities. I will fight for increased investment in infrastructure, and resources to promote small business growth. I believe in workers rights and the ability to collectively bargain. I will advocate for fair wages, and tackle income inequality.
- Education: I believe our education system should work from early childhood education to vocational trade programs, so that we’re providing the broad set of skills needed for our children to succeed. College should not be a requirement for success, and should be an option for those who are interested in pursuing it. However, we need more certification programs and college apprenticeship programs that are paired with the specific job opportunities available in today's market
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 9, 2022
