Rep. Donald Payne Jr. was well-liked by his colleagues and served as chair and ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
He succeeded his father in 2012 and was in his sixth term representing a
Congressman Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey has died. Payne represented New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District.
Payne's seat in a solidly Democratic district was previously held by his
Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a six-term Democrat from New Jersey, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack earlier in the month.
A teenage mother appeared in court this week and admitted to two charges of gross abuse of a corpse, almost a year after her twin babies were foun
Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat who served in Congress for nearly 12 years, has died. He was 65. In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said that Payne was “a steadfast champion for the people of New Jersey.” “As a former union worker and toll collector, he deeply understood the struggles our working families face, and he fought valiantly to serve their needs, every single day,” wrote Murphy, a Democrat. Last week, Payne’s office said that he had been hospitalized since a...
Tributes paid to progressive Democrat who succeeded his father in Congress
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) – an immensely likable, low-key but effective, progressive six-term congressman from New Jersey with a passion for social
Rep. Donald Payne, Jr in his Cannon Building office near a picture of himself and his late father, former Rep. Donald Payne, in 2016. The six-term representative succeeded his father more than a decade ago. [ more › ]
US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, has died, Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday. “We are saddened to be informed of the passing today of congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.,” Johnson said in a post on X. New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement on X that he is “deeply saddened by the tragic passing of our friend, and a steadfast champion for the people of New Jersey, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.” Payne had been hospitalized earlier this month after...
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack from diabetes complications on April 6, according to Gov. Phil Murphy's office.