Donald M. Payne Sr.
This article is about Donald M. Payne Sr., former U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th Congressional District from 1989 to 2012. For his son, who served in the same office from 2012 to 2024, see Donald Payne Jr.
Donald Milford "Don" Payne (July 16, 1934-March 6, 2012) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey. Payne died on March 6, 2012 from complications of colon cancer. He had served voters of District 10 for 23 years.[1]
Biography
Payne was born in Newark, New Jersey. He earned a B.A. from Seton Hall University in 1957, and pursued graduate studies at Springfield College in Massachusetts.[2][3]
Career
Payne’s career included service on the Newark Municipal Council; Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders; Essex County Democratic Chairman; executive of the Prudential Insurance Company; Vice-President of Urban Data Systems, Inc. and an educator in the Newark and Passaic Public School Districts. A former National President of the YMCA, he also served as Chairman of the World Refugee and Rehabilitation Committee.[4]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
Payne served on the following committees:[5]
- Education and the Workforce Committee
- Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Issues
Political positions
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2012
Payne initially planned to run for re-election in 2012.[6] However, he died on March 6, 2012.[7]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Payne was re-elected to the United States House for a twelfth term. He defeated Michael J. Alonso (R), Robert Louis Toussaint (Action No Talk), and Joanne Miller (Agent of Change).[8]
| United States House, New Jersey General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Donald M. Payne Incumbent |
85.2% | 95,299 | |
| Republican | Michael J. Alonso | 12.8% | 14,357 | |
| Action No Talk | Robert Louis Toussaint | 1% | 1,141 | |
| Party of Change | Joanne Miller | 1% | 1,080 | |
| Total Votes | 111,877 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Payne paid his congressional staff a total of $988,501 in 2011. Overall, New Jersey ranks 42nd in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[9]
Staff bonuses
According to an analysis by CNN, Payne was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Payne's staff was given an apparent $11,341.33 in bonus money.[10]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Payne's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $181,014 to $1,074,998. Averaging to a net worth of $628,006 which was lower than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.
There are no net worth figures available for Payne after 2010.[11]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Information on Payne's votes in 2012 is unavailable.[12]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Payne was tied with 19 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives ranking 1st in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[13]
Voting with party
November 2011
Donald M. Payne voted with the Democratic Party 92.8 percent of the time, which ranked 93rd among the 192 House Democratic members as of December 2011.[14]
Recent news
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Personal
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Payne, a widower, is the father of 3, grandfather of 4 and the great grandfather of 1.[15]
External links
- Congressman Donald M. Payne official U.S. House website
- Congressman Donald M. Payne official campaign website
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Footnotes
- ↑ New York Times, "Donald M. Payne, First Black Elected to Congress From New Jersey, Dies at 77," March 6, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "PAYNE, Donald Milford, (1934 - )"
- ↑ Congressman Donald M. Payne, Proudly Serving New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, "Biography" (dead link)
- ↑ Congressman Donald M. Payne, Proudly Serving New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, "Biography" (dead link)
- ↑ Congressman Donald M. Payne, Proudly Serving New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, "Committee and Subcommittee Assignments"
- ↑ NJ.com, "Despite cancer treatments, Payne will run for re-election, son says," February 11, 2012
- ↑ Star Ledger, "U.S. Representative Donald Payne dead at 77," March 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Donald M. Payne," accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," accessed March 8, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Donald M. Payne (D-NJ), 2010," accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed March 6, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ Congressman Donald M. Payne, Proudly Serving New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, "Biography" (dead link)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Rodino |
U.S. House of Representatives - New Jersey District 10 1989-2012 |
Succeeded by Donald Payne Jr. (D) |
| Preceded by ' |
Newark Municipal Council 1982-1988 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by ' |
Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders 1972-1978 |
Succeeded by ' |
