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Donald Milford Payne, Jr. (born December 16, 1958) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for since 2012. Payne, a member of the Democratic Party, served as president of the Newark, New Jersey city council from 2010 to 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Council President Donald M. Payne, Jr. )〕 Following the death of his father, U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne, in March 2012, Payne ran to succeed his father in Congress. He won the Democratic primary election on June 5, 2012, which is tantamount to election in the heavily Democratic district,〔Friedman, Matt. ("Pascrell, Donald Payne Jr. win key races in highly contested N.J. Congressional primaries" ), ''The Star-Ledger'', June 5, 2012. Accessed June 9, 2012.〕 and won the general election on November 6, 2012. In addition, he won a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of his father's term.〔Rizzo, Salvador ("N.J. 10th Congressional District winner: Donald Payne Jr." ), ''The Star-Ledger'', November 6, 2012. Accessed November 7, 2012.〕 ==Early life, education, and early career== Payne was born and raised with his two sisters Wanda and Nicole in Newark, New Jersey. His father Donald M. Payne, served in the United States House of Representatives from 1989 until his death in 2012; he was the first African-American to represent the state of New Jersey in Congress.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title =PAYNE, Donald Milford, (1934 - 2012) )〕 His mother Hazel Payne (née Johnson), died in 1963 when Payne was 5 years old. As a teenager, Payne was the founder and first President of the Newark South Ward Junior Democrats. He went on to study graphic arts at Kean University. He was an adviser at the YMCA Youth in Government Program. He worked for the New Jersey Highway Authority from 1991 until he joined the Essex County Educational Services Commission in 1996, where he worked as the Supervisor of Student Transportation.〔http://paynejrforcongress.ngpvanhost.com/about〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donald Payne, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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