Donald Payne Archives - New Jersey Globe

One of Payne’s opponents has dropped out

August 31, 2022 1:13 pmAugust 31, 2022 1:14 pm

Dorothy Jane Humphries has dropped her independent bid for a congressional seat against Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in New Jersey’s 10th district. A 33-year-old Jersey City resident and a registered Republican, Humphries had filed nominating petitions in June to...

Elizabeth Holtzman had a huge impact on N.J. politics. Here’s how

June 5, 2022 12:36 amAugust 19, 2022 5:33 pm

Elizabeth Holtzman, an 80-year-old former congresswoman from New York considering a political comeback 50 years after her first election, is eternally linked to New Jersey politics. In 1972, Holtzman, a Harvard Law School graduate and former aide to New York...

Clyburn campaigns for Payne at Newark rally

June 3, 2022 6:37 pm

The path to oust Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in next week’s Democratic primary, which has always been remote at best, became even less likely on Thursday when House Majority Whip James Clyburn came to New Jersey’s 10th district to...

Major gun safety group gives Payne high marks

May 31, 2022 11:37 am

Everytown for Gun Safety, one of the nation’s largest gun safety advocacy groups, has declared Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-Newark) the “Gun Sense Candidate.” Payne was lauded for his support of universal background checks, an assault weapon ban, and...

Payne has 6-1 cash advantage over Oakley

May 27, 2022 10:34 amJune 7, 2022 2:00 pm

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark), who had struggled to raise money during parts of his political career, is now the Gottheimer of Newark after raising $988,773 against two primary challengers in the Democratic primary for Congress in New Jersey’s 10th...

Carpenters union endorses Payne

May 26, 2022 12:08 pm

Calling him a fighter for New Jersey, the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters is supporting Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election in New Jersey’s 10th district, giving the six-term congressman another notch on his belt as...

Top environmental group backs Payne for re-election

May 24, 2022 11:39 amMay 24, 2022 3:30 pm

Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election in New Jersey’s 10th district and credited the Newark congressman with securing funding for climate resistant infrastructure. “Representative Payne has been a climate champion in...