Senator Chuck Payne

Senate District 54 · Republican

Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security (Chairman), Education and Youth (Vice Chairman), Science and Technology (Vice Chairman), Higher Education (Secretary), Children and Families (Ex-Officio), Public Safety (Ex-Officio)

C Score: 28 / 100

Score Breakdown

Voting Record (80%) 23/100

District Conditions (20%) 50/100

0 facilities in district. 0 deaths in 2026. 0 deaths since 2020.

Voting Record on GPS-Tracked Bills

Aligned with reform on 3 of 13 tracked bills.

Bill	Description	GPS Position	Vote	Aligned?
SB 116 (2025)	DNA Collection from Detained Immigrants	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 185 (2025)	Inmate Gender Treatment Ban — Transgender Prisoner Healthcare	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 39 (2025)	Gender Care State Funding Ban	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 79 (2025)	Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act — Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums	oppose	YEA	✗
HB 364 (2024)	Wrongful Conviction Compensation	support	YEA	✓
HB 505 (2024)	Riot Felony Penalty Enhancement	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 159 (2024)	Cell Phone Ban in Prisons	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 63 (2024)	Bail Reform — Expanded Cash Bail Requirements	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 44 (2023)	Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act — Gang Mandatory Minimum Sentences	oppose	YEA	✗
HB 1216 (2022)	Enhanced Fleeing Police Penalties	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 174 (2022)	Unsecured Judicial Release	support	YEA	✓
SB 441 (2022)	Reducing Barriers to Reentry Act	support	YEA	✓
SB 504 (2022)	Expanded Bail Restrictions	oppose	YEA	✗

Advocacy Directed at This Legislator

📧 52 advocacy emails via GPS

📬 2 postcards mailed via GPS Campaigns

📜 1 Tell My Story postcards

📊 55 total advocacy contacts

📅 Mar 16, 2026 last contact date

No responses recorded from this legislator despite 55 advocacy contacts.

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Grade History

Mar 2026 C (28)

Mar 2026 F (28)

Mar 2026 F (35)

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