• PAYNE, DONALD M., JR.
Experience: House: District 10, 2012-Present
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $388,978Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Donald 'Don' M. Payne, Jr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Beatrice; 3 Children: Donald III, Jack, Yvonne
    Birth Date: 12/17/1958
    Home City: Newark, NJ

Education

    Attended, Graphic Arts, Kean University

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2012-present
    Member, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Essex County, New Jersey, 2005-2012
    At-Large Representative, City Council, Newark, New Jersey, 2006-2012
    President, Municipal Council, Newark, New Jersey, 2010-2012
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, November 6, 2012

Current Legislative Committees

    Homeland Security, Member
    Small Business, Member
    Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan, present
    Member, Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, present
    Member, Congressional Library of Congress Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Small Business Caucus, present
    Member, Ports, Opportunity, Renewable, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
    Member, Education Committee
    Member, Health Committee
    Member, Justice Reform Task Force, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Recreation Committee

Professional Experience

    Former Employee, New Jersey Highway Authority
    Director, Student Transportation, Essex County Educational Services Commission

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Founder, Above The Rim
    Co-Founder, Embracing Arms
    Founder, Newark South Ward Junior Democrats
    Board Member, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
    Advisor, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Youth in Government Program
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 35
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/16/2017 H.Res.326 Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 15 though 19, 2017, as Infrastructure Week. 05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.1372 Homeland Security for Children Act 04/26/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1578 Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2017 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/01/2017 H.Res.163 Supporting the designation of March 2017, as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. 03/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/13/2017 H.Res.121 Expressing support for health and wellness coaches and "National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week". 02/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.687 First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act 02/01/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/07/2016 H.R.6275 Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2016 10/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 H.R.5460 First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act 09/27/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/15/2016 H.Con.Res.137 Supporting National Men's Health Week. 06/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/14/2016 H.R.4509 State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act 04/14/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/25/2016 H.R.4879 TEST for Lead Act 03/25/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.  (All Actions)
03/01/2016 H.Res.630 Supporting the designation of March 2016, as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. 03/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
01/15/2016 H.R.4278 Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015 01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.Res.552 Expressing support for health and wellness coaches and "National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week". 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/17/2015 H.R.3144 Partners for Aviation Security Act 11/17/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2882 Promise Neighborhoods Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2226 Home Energy Utility Assistance Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/28/2015 H.R.2206 SWIC Enhancement Act 07/28/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/06/2015 H.R.615 DHS Interoperable Communications Act 07/06/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-29. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/18/2015 H.Con.Res.57 Supporting National Men's Health Week. 06/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
Total: 836
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.2557 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of certain DNA Specimen Provenance Assay clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.
05/18/2017 H.R.2526 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017 H.R.2510 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Res.239 Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2309 Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/09/2017 H.R.267 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2360 Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/02/2017 H.R.2302 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 259 Nassau Street, Suite 2 in Princeton, New Jersey, as the "Dr. John F. Nash, Jr. Post Office".
05/02/2017 H.R.2283 DHS MORALE Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Con.Res.51 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.
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