Members of Congress / Donald Payne

PAYNE, Donald Milford, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., July 16, 1934; graduated from Barringer High School, Newark, N.J., 1952; B.A., Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 1957; president, Young Men’s Christian Association of the United States, 1970-1973; member, Essex County, N.J., board of chosen freeholders, 1972-1978; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980; member of the Newark, N.J., Municipal Council, 1982-1988; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-present). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 10), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

See how Donald Payne voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Donald Payne has missed 94 votes (6.3%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Donald Payne has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 96.7% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Payne did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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