Democratic New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65

U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, Jr., a six-term Democratic congressman from New Jersey, has died, Fox News confirmed Wednesday.

Payne was 65 and had been suffering from wellness problems for years. His father, the precocious Rep. Donald Payne Sr., D-N,J., besides died successful bureau successful 2012.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's bureau said helium and his woman are "deeply saddened by the tragic passing of our friend, and a steadfast champion for the radical of New Jersey, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr." 

Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J., listens during the House Homeland Security Committee proceeding connected "Havoc successful the Heartland: How Secretary Mayorkas' Failed Leadership Has Impacted the States" connected Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.  (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

According to the New Jersey Globe, Payne had a bosom onslaught connected April 6 and had since been hospitalized connected a ventilator.

The GOP hangs onto a slim bulk successful the House. Rep. Mike Gallagher. R-Wisc., was expected to resign past week. But helium has not. The House presently has 218 Republicans, 212 Democrats, and 5 vacancies: Payne died. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on with erstwhile Reps. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., and Ken Buck, R-Colo., resigned.

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