Gary E. Payne

Who is Gary E. Payne?

Gary Edison Payne was the Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Oklahoma State Department of Health. He was born in Denison, Texas to Thomas Edison Payne and Myrtle Jeanne Landram Payne. Married to the former Susie Farris, Payne has 3 adult sons. He resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Payne graduated from Madill High School, Madill, Oklahoma. He had a B.S. from Oklahoma State University and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma.

Payne was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1968 and was the youngest member of the House during his first term. He served a total of 4 terms in the Oklahoma legislature.

Other public service included serving as a member of the Board of Education for the Edmond, Oklahoma Public Schools from 1991 to 1996 and being appointed by the governor of Oklahoma to two terms on the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Board of Review..