Payne is the representative for New Jersey’s 10th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Nov 15, 2012. Payne is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ10]](/static/legislator-photos/412506-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Payne.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Payne is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Payne has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Feb 23, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Payne was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 615 (114th): DHS Interoperable Communications Act
- H.R. 1376 (113th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the “Judge Shirley ...
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Payne sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (53%) Emergency Management (22%) Transportation and Public Works (14%)
Recent Bills
Some of Payne’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 89: Expressing support for a national day of mourning in recognition of the lives ...
- H.Res. 1230 (116th): Expressing support for a national day of mourning in recognition of the ...
- H.R. 8715 (116th): Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020
- H.R. 8615 (116th): ARC Act of 2020
- H.Res. 1176 (116th): Supporting the designation of October 3, 2020, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.
- H.Res. 1159 (116th): Calling upon all candidates for Federal office to respect the American tradition ...
- H.R. 8307 (116th): Masks for Students Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Nov 2012 to Feb 2021, Payne missed 469 of 4,784 roll call votes, which is 9.8%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
