Lewis Franklin (L.F.) Payne Jr. (born July 9, 1945) is an American businessman, politician and lobbyist who served as a member of the
United States House of Representatives
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from the Commonwealth of
Virginia
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from 1988 to 1997. He served the of the state, which covers much of Southside Virginia.
Biography
Payne was born in
Amherst, Virginia
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Amherst is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Amher ...
. He is a graduate of the
Virginia Military Institute
la, Consilio et Animis (on seal)
, mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal)
, established =
, type = Public senior military college
, accreditation = SACS
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and is a veteran and former officer of the
U.S. Army
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. He also earned an
M.B.A.
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from the
University of Virginia
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. Prior to entering Congress, he was the founder and president of Wintergreen Resort.
Payne was elected as a
Democrat
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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to the
100th United States Congress
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, in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative
Dan Daniel. Payne legislated as a conservative Democrat and was reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (serving from June 14, 1988 to January 3, 1997).
In 1994, his share of the vote fell sharply. Payne retired from Congress in 1997 and ran for
lieutenant governor in that same year. He lost a close general election contest to
John H. Hager, failing to overcome the tide of
Jim Gilmore's gubernatorial victory over Democrat
Don Beyer
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.
He then joined McGuireWoods Consulting, a Washington, D.C., government relations and lobbying firm associated with the Richmond-based law firm
McGuireWoods, LLP.
Electoral history
*1988; Payne was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 59.3% of the vote in a special election, defeating Republican Linda L. Arey; Payne was re-elected with 54.19% of the vote in the general election, defeating Republican Charles Robert Hawkins and Independent J.F. Cole.
*1990; Payne was re-elected unopposed.
*1992; Payne was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Republican W.A. Hurlburt
*1994; Payne was re-elected with 53.28% of the vote, defeating Republican
George C. Landrith.
External links
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1945 births
Living people
People from Amherst, Virginia
Virginia Military Institute alumni
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumni
United States Army officers
McGuireWoods people