Multiple reports indicate that longtime Democratic New Jersey politician Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. has died.
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In a statement, Gov. Phil Murphy called his fellow Democrat a “steadfast champion for the people of New Jersey.” Payne had previously served as president of Newark City Council in New Jersey’s largest city, and on the Essex County Board of Commissioners.
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