Désirée Payne

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Désirée Payne
New England Class I Senator
In Office: 2017 - Present
Preceded by	Jennifer Dixon
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
In Office: 2016 - 2017
Preceded by	Domenic Sarno
Succeeded by	Edward Michaels
Born	March 8, 1976 Springfield, Massachusetts
Political Party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Provost
Profession	{{{Profession}}}
Religion	Episcopal Church

Désirée Payne is the Junior Senator from New England. She has served in that post since her appointment by Governor Thomas Straw in 2017, before which she was Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Contents 1 Early Life 2 Political Career 2.1 Campaign Work 2.2 Mayoral Campaign 2.3 U.S. Senator 3 Personal Life

Early Life

Désirée Payne was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Madeleine Landry and George Payne. Her mother was a first-generation French immigrant. Her father was a manufacturing worker for much of his life, becoming heavily involved in union activities toward the end of his career. Désirée attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, pursuing a double major in French and Social Thought and Political Economy.

Political Career

Campaign Work

Mayoral Campaign

Election Result for Springfield Mayor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Status	%
	Republican	Opal Vane	Challenger	42.86%
	Democratic	Désirée Payne	Challenger	53.12%

U.S. Senator

Personal Life