Personal Life
Several other of Payne's family members have held or currently hold public office. His son, Donald M. Payne, Jr., is president of the Newark Municipal Council, is an Essex County Freeholder-At-Large, and was elected to fill his father's seat in Congress on Nov 6th, 2012. His brother, William D. Payne, served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 to 2008. His nephew, Craig A. Stanley, served in the General Assembly from 1996 to 2008.
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