Michael A. Payne
VA · Mayor of Stanardsville
Michael A. Payne has been mayor of Stanardsville since 2022. He is working with Greene County and VDOT on road and water upgrades for expected growth, and wants a walkable Main Street with mixed-use buildings and support for small businesses.
Where Michael A. Payne stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Designed and presented a new town website, along with online privacy and computer-use policies; the council adopted them and voted 3-0 to publish the site.
September 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: stanardsville.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Got a hazardous sidewalk mailbox at the post office moved, with help from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine's office.
July 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: stanardsville.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Reported that VDOT, at the town's request, approved limiting tractor-trailers over 40 feet to left turns only from Madison Road onto Main Street, to cut heavy trucks downtown.
October 15, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cvilletomorrow.org
Contacted U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman's office seeking federal money for the William Mills House project and town water and sewer upgrades.
March 9, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: stanardsville.org
Proposed splitting the William Mills House renovation into phases, with a first phase of about $297,800 to meet a two-year move-in deadline.
March 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: stanardsville.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Asked the town attorney to draft a policy ordinance on blighted and run-down properties.
September 14, 2026
Source: stanardsville.org
Was elected mayor of Stanardsville without opposition in November 2022, with 78 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: results.elections.virginia.gov
Past race Michael A. Payne ran in:
- Mayor, Town of Stanardsville · November 3, 2026 · Stanardsville town, Virginia · incumbent