Don Payne, Jr.'s Biography
Office: U.S. House (NJ) - District 10, Democratic
Contact Information
Campaign
Post Office Box 2406
Newark, NJ 07114
Office
1455 Liberty Avenue
Hillside, NJ 07205
LeRoy F. Smith, Jr. Public Safety Building
60 Nelson Place, 14th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
253 Martin Luther King Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07305
103 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Donald 'Don' Payne, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Beatrice; 3 Children: Donald III, Jack, Yvonne
Birth Date:
12/17/1958
Birth Place:
Newark, NJ
Home City:
Newark, NJ
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Graphic Arts, Kean University
Representative, United States House of Representatives, New Jersey, District 10, 2012-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New Jersey, District 10, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
Member, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Essex County, New Jersey, 2005-2012
At-Large Representative, City Council of Newark, 2006-2012
President, Municipal Council of Newark, 2010-2012
Member, Homeland Security
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
Member, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations
Chair, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery
Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Member, Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representative, present
Member, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), United States Congress, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan, United States Congress, present
Member, Congressional Library of Congress Caucus, United States Congress, present
Member, Congressional Small Business Caucus, United States Congress, present
Member, Education Committee, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Health Committee, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Justice Reform Task Force, Congressional Black Caucus, United States Congress, present
Member, Ports, Opportunity, Renewable, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus, United States Congress, present
Member, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, United States Congress
Former Ranking Member, Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Recreation Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation and Protective Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Director of Student Transportation, Essex County Educational Services Commission
Member, Board of Aljira, present
Co-Founder, Embracing Arms, present
Sponsor, March of Dimes March for Babies, present
Board Member, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, present
Founder, Above The Rim
Former Board Member, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
Founder, Newark South Ward Junior Democrats
Former Board Member, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Former Developer, Senior Social
Former Advisor, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Youth in Government Program
Member, New Jersey Highway Authority, 1990-1996