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Donald Payne Jr.

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2011–2025ID P000604
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LegislationHEADLINE
99%with Dems
of 4,141 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
99%with Dems
of 4,141 · both combined
Steepest move
−2 pts
2011 → 2013
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓201120172023
2023–24118th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
99.7%with Democrats
of 572 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2011 → 2013, −2 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 22, 2024H.R. 1023To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fundLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 22, 2024H.R. 1023To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fundLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 22, 2024H.Res. 1102Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendmentLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendmentParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Mar 21, 2024H.R. 7023Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 21, 2024H.R. 7023Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 21, 2024H.R. 7023No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 21, 2024H.R. 1836Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 21, 2024H.Con.Res. 86Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 21, 2024H.Res. 987Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.8% · 1,046 votes
Economics and Public Finance98.1% · 823 votes
Armed Forces and National Security97.6% · 375 votes
Government Operations and Politics100% · 270 votes
Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 171 votes
Energy100% · 168 votes
Health100% · 112 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 109 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 100 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 95 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 84 votes
International Affairs100% · 80 votes
Taxation100% · 74 votes
Emergency Management96.9% · 65 votes
Transportation and Public Works96.9% · 65 votes
Education98.3% · 59 votes
Immigration100% · 59 votes
Law100% · 58 votes
Agriculture and Food90.4% · 52 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 37 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 36 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 23 votes
Commerce95% · 20 votes
Native Americans100% · 14 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 12 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Animals— · 7 votes
Families— · 7 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

7 Congresses
112th · 2011118th · 2023
Democrat · House · NJ112th–118th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
DP

Donald Payne Jr.

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED2011–20257 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
99%with Democrats
of 4,141 votes · 1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested99%of 4,141 · combined
Steepest move−2 pts2011→13, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020112023
2023–24 · 118th · Democrat · of 572 votes99.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career
Congress99.8% · 1,046
Economics and Public Finance98.1% · 823
Armed Forces and National Security97.6% · 375
Government Operations and Politics100% · 270
Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 171
Energy100% · 168
Health100% · 112
Environmental Protection100% · 109
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 100
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 95
Labor and Employment100% · 84
International Affairs100% · 80
Taxation100% · 74
Emergency Management96.9% · 65
Transportation and Public Works96.9% · 65
Education98.3% · 59
Immigration100% · 59
Law100% · 58
Agriculture and Food90.4% · 52
Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 37
Water Resources Development100% · 36
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 23
Commerce95% · 20
Native Americans100% · 14
Housing and Community Development100% · 12
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 10
Social Welfare— · 8
Animals— · 7
Families— · 7

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

112th · 2011118th · 2023
Democrat112th–118th

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