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Payne gets backing from NJEA in re-election bid

January 27, 2022 2:49 pm

The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the state’s politically potent teachers union, today announced its endorsement of Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election to the 10th congressional district. “Our union is proud to endorse Congressman Payne for re-election,” NJEA...

All-star group of N.J. labor leaders hosting Payne fundraiser

January 24, 2022 5:33 pmJanuary 24, 2022 6:19 pm

Twenty prominent labor leaders will help boost the campaign coffers of Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) on Friday as sponsors of a virtual fundraiser with a $5,000 ticket price, a move that could limit the viability of challengers in...

Menendez gets two opponents in 8th congressional district

January 18, 2022 2:25 pmJanuary 18, 2022 10:49 pm

Rob Menendez, a member of the Port Authority board and the establishment choice for the 8th congressional district, gained two challengers for the Democratic nomination in the past week. Last Wednesday, Union City electrical engineer Ricardo Rojas launched his campaign,...

Four N.J. incumbents face congressional primaries so far

November 30, 2021 1:07 pmDecember 4, 2021 10:07 am

Four New Jersey House members are facing primary elections so far in a state that hasn’t defeated an incumbent House member in a primary since 1958, except for redistricting years when two incumbents were forced to run against each other....

Payne has favorables of 37% in Newark, new FDU Poll says

August 23, 2021 6:00 amAugust 23, 2021 12:06 am

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. has favorables of 37%-11% in his hometown of Newark, a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll shows. Among Democrats – the group of voters Payne needs to be most concerned about to hold his seat – the...

Payne draws primary challenger

July 6, 2021 8:58 am

Imani Oakley, who worked briefly for U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange) and for New Jersey Working Families, will take on Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in the 2022 Democratic primary. “New Jersey’s 10th District deserves a...

Oakley: Fair Districts Require Fair Access

November 17, 2020 5:03 pm

OPINION Ultimately, fair government is about access. A government for the people can never truly be by the people if access is solely maintained among the same political power brokers in absence of public participation. Recently, the very idea of...