Zach Payne (born February 24, 1989) is an American politician and businessman who has served in the
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...
from the 66th district since 2020. Payne previously served as a member of the
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city and the county seat of Clark County, Indiana, Clark County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It lies directly across the Ohio River ...
City Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
and as the
Clark County, Indiana County Recorder.
Elections
*2011
Primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
- Payne was unopposed in the Republican Primary for Jeffersonville City Council - District 3.
*2011 General Election - At 22 years old, Payne was elected with 42.6% of the vote to serve on the Jeffersonville City Council against
Independent Eric Hedrick (30.7%) and
Democrat Janice Sinkhorn (26.7%).
*2014 Primary Election - Payne was unopposed in the Republican Primary for Clark County Recorder.
*2014 General Election - Payne was elected to be the Clark County Recorder with 53.58% of the vote against Democrat Lincoln Crum's 46.42%.
References
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1989 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
People from Charlestown, Indiana
People from Louisville, Kentucky