PAYNE, DONALD M., JR.

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PAYNE, DONALD M., JR.
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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

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
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
05/02/2017	H.R.1242	400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2262	Free Credit Score Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.Res.295	Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/28/2017	H.Res.284	Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
04/28/2017	H.Res.277	Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as National Stress Awareness Month.
04/27/2017	H.R.1135	To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/26/2017	H.R.1960	Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.1907	Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.856	Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.794	EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017
04/24/2017	H.R.1905	Fair Chance Act
04/19/2017	H.R.2044	America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
04/17/2017	H.R.1927	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/11/2017	H.R.1889	Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
04/07/2017	H.Con.Res.50	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
04/07/2017	H.R.1902	Social Security 2100 Act
04/07/2017	H.Res.235	Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Homeland Security's research, integration, and analysis activities relating to Russian Government interference in the elections for Federal office held in 2016.
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/06/2017	H.R.2015	Equitable Student Aid Access Act

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