Foreword: Your Vote is Important, please vote on November 6, 2018

Voting is a guaranteed right of every citizen in our nation.

If you are not registered to vote, please let me know and I will come to you and bring a voter registration form for you to fill out in person.

Alternatively, you can register online. Simply go to voteky.com to fill out an online voting form.


My Education

I hold a life-time teaching certification from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. I graduated from Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky in 1984 with a BS in Elementary Education. I later earned a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis in reading from Union College in Barbourville and a Sixth Year degree in Special Needs Education from Cumberland College.

I taught 2 years in private Kindergarten settings and nine years as a Knox County Public school Kindergarten teacher at Artemus. I then moved to middle school grades teaching Science. I have taught creative writing, reading, health/PE, Arts, Math and self contained classroom across all elementary grades.

I loved the job and enjoy working with students. I miss them often.


Debbie Payne

Southeastern Kentucky, I'm Listening.