Lewis F. Payne, Jr.

This article is about the U.S. Representative from Virginia. For the assassin who used the name Lewis Payne, see Lewis Powell (assassin).
Lewis F. Payne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
June 14, 1988  January 3, 1997
Preceded by Dan Daniel
Succeeded by Virgil Goode
Personal details
Born Lewis Franklin Payne, Jr.
(1945-07-09) July 9, 1945
Amherst, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Virginia Military Institute (B.S.)
University of Virginia (M.B.A.)
Profession engineer, businessman, lobbyist
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1967–1970
Rank First lieutenant
Unit U.S. Army Reserve

Lewis Franklin (L.F.) Payne, Jr. (born July 9, 1945) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served the 5th district of the state, which covers much of Southside Virginia.

Biography

Payne was born in Amherst, Virginia. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and is a veteran and former officer of the U.S. Army. He also earned an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia. Prior to entering Congress, he was the founder and president of Wintergreen Resort.

Payne was elected as a Democrat to the 100th United States Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Dan Daniel, a conservative Democrat, and 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 and ran for Lieutenant Governor in 1997. He lost a very close general election contest to John H. Hager, failing to overcome the tide of Jim Gilmore's gubernatorial victory over Democrat Don Beyer.

Subsequently, he joined McGuireWoods Consulting, a Washington, D.C., government relations firm associated with the Richmond-based law firm McGuireWoods, LLP.

Electoral history

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