1992 – 2018
2015, Journalism
Breanna Claire “Bre” Payton was born in California on June 8, 1992, to George and Cindy Payton. She attended PHC, studying political journalism and interning as an investigative journalist for Watchdog.org. After graduating in 2015, she went on to join The Federalist as a staff writer. She was featured as a commentator for outlets such as Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, and OANN. The Payton family has set up the Bre Payton Scholarship Fund "in loving memory of Bre’s beautiful light, joyful spirit, hard-working ethics, and compassionate heart." The fund will go towards college scholarships to support other rising Christian leaders.