Like father like son: NJ Rep. Payne following in the footsteps of dad
Source: The Hill
If Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) runs for mayor of Newark, N.J., it will be one of the few times his political path has diverged from his father’s.
Payne Jr. — elected last year to fill the vacancy left open by his father’s death — told The Hill he is entertaining the idea of running for mayor now that Cory Booker (D) seems poised to win a seat in the Senate later this year.
“I think you always leave it open and entertain it,” Payne said. He also hinted at a run earlier this month in The Star-Ledger.
Payne said he has received solicitations from some local government officials and constituents who have told him he can “unite the city.”
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