id: ocd-person/2f040802-82dc-4ca8-959f-f1b66cf53b16
name: John Payton
given_name: John
family_name: Payton
birth_date: 1967-01-22
gender: Male
email: john.payton@senate.ar.gov
image: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Content/photos/2023/Senate/638_sm.jpg
party:
- name: Republican
roles:
- start_date: 2023-01-09
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '22'
- start_date: 2013-01-14
  end_date: 2023-01-08
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '22'
- end_date: 2023-01-10
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '64'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: State Capitol Building 500 Woodlane St., Suite 320, Little Rock, AR 72201
  voice: 501-682-2902
- classification: district-mail
  address: P.O. Box 181, Wilburn, AR 72179
  voice: 501-362-5815
links:
- url: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=J.+Payton
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/638
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/john-payton/
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAssembly%2F2023%2FMember%20Profiles%2FSenator+Payton+-+Senator+Bio.pdf
  note: Biography
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAssembly%2F2023%2FMember%20Profiles%2FSenator+Payton+-+Senator+Bio.pdf
  note: Biography
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=J.+Payton&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Payton&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2020F
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Payton&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R
other_names:
- name: J. Payton
- name: J.R. Payton
- name: Payton
- name: Payton, J.
ids:
  facebook: JohnPaytonForStateSenate
other_identifiers:
- scheme: ballotpedia
  identifier: John_Payton_(Arkansas)
- scheme: followthemoney
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- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ARL000228
- scheme: votesmart
  identifier: '136691'
sources:
- url: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=J.+Payton
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/John_Payton_(Arkansas)
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/638
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/john-payton
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=J.+Payton&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Payton&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2020F
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Payton&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Payton&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021S1
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List?sort=Type&by=desc&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021S1#SearchResults
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List?sort=Type&by=desc&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R#SearchResults
extras:
  seniority: '32'
  veteran: 'No'