New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies

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Washington — Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat from New Jersey, has ***** at age 65, according to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. 

Payne had been hospitalized since early April after he suffered “a cardiac episode based on complications from his diabetes,” his office said in a statement last week. It also said he was being treated at a local hospital. The statement followed a

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that said Payne was unconscious and on a ventilator after a heart ******* on April 6. 

“With his signature bowtie, big heart and tenacious spirt, Donald embodied the very best of public service,” Murphy said in a statement Wednesday. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana ***********, and ********* Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said they were saddened to learn of Payne’s ****** and sent prayers to his family and friends. 

Jeffries called him a “highly effective public ******** and compassionate leader.” 

Payne, who was running for reelection in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, was first elected to the House in 2012, succeeding his late father, Rep. Donald Payne Sr., who ***** of colon *******. Payne was running unopposed in the Democratic primary. 

He is survived by his wife and their three children. 

This is a developing story and will be updated. 

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Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at cbsnews.com and is based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.

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