People / Rayshon J. Payton

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Rayshon J.
Payton

GENERAL COUNSELSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

General Counsel for U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) as of January 2025. Attorney with a demonstrated history of legislative and legal analysis. Previously served as Associate Director for Senate Democratic Leadership, working on policies and initiatives for nearly five years. Earlier roles include Legislative Director for U.S. Representative Kendra Horn (D-OK), Attorney Advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs, and White House intern. Native of Oklahoma City with legal training and a focus on legislative and regulatory matters.

Last year's salary

$83,497

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

11.4y

4 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

1

$0 total

Career earnings

$490,493

Chapter I

Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

GENERAL COUNSEL
Senate
Mar 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
GENERAL COUNSEL
Senate
Feb 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Kendra S. Horn
forDKendra S. Horn · Democratic · Oklahoma 5th District
House
Apr 1, 2019 to Jan 2, 2021
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Senate
Apr 23, 2014 to Jan 9, 2019

Chapter III

Earlier career

Prior roles per public sources. May overlap with employment records based on salary filings above.

Attorney Advisor, Office of Legislative Affairs
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer
Office of Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid
Intern
White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives
Associate Director
Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
Legislative Director
Office of Representative Kendra Horn
Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

1 trip · $0 combined disclosed value.

Unknown
Employee Reimbursed Travel
Aug 22, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
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