Antonette Louise Payne
IN · Secretary, Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees, District 4
Antonette Louise Payne serves as secretary of the Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees for District 4. She is an attorney and the Legal Studies program chair at Ivy Tech Community College.
Where Antonette Louise Payne stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Cast the only no vote against raising pay for school board members. The change let each member earn up to 10% of the lowest starting teacher salary, as a 2025 state law allows. It passed 6-1.
November 10, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted yes on a $254,440 deal with the Fort Wayne Police Department to keep school resource officers. It placed eight police officers in district middle schools. The vote was unanimous.
August 26, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes on a $254,440 deal with the Fort Wayne Police Department to keep school resource officers. It placed eight police officers in district middle schools. The vote was unanimous.
August 26, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted yes on a five-year, $8,451,548 contract to keep the 3DE program in five high schools. 3DE teaches through real business case projects with local partners. The vote was unanimous.
June 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Voted yes to adopt the district's 2026 budget, tax levy, and building and bus plans. At the same meeting, she voted to approve the teachers' union contract. Both votes were unanimous.
October 27, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Was chosen unanimously by the Fort Wayne Community Schools board to fill the open District 4 seat. The term runs through Dec. 31, 2026.
June 17, 2024
Source: journalgazette.net
Past race Antonette Louise Payne ran in:
- Fort Wayne Community School Board, District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Fort Wayne Community Schools, Indiana · incumbent