>Donald Payne
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Donald Milford Payne Jr. (born December 17, 1958)[2] is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Payne served as president of the Newark city council from 2010 to 2012.[3]
Following the death of his father, U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne, on March 6, 2012, Payne ran in the primary to succeed him in Congress. His father was first elected in 1988 and reelected 11 times without significant opposition.[4][5][6] Payne Jr. won the June 5, 2012 Democratic primary election, which is tantamount to election in the heavily Democratic district,[7] and the November 6, 2012 general election.[8]
He has been unconscious since an April 6 heart attack.[9]
Early life, education, and early career
Payne was born and raised with his two sisters, Wanda and Nicole, in Newark, New Jersey.[10] 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.[11] His mother Hazel Payne (née Johnson), died in 1963 when Payne was five years old.[12] As a teenager, he founded and was the first president of the Newark South Ward Junior Democrats. He studied graphic arts at Kean University. He was an adviser at theYMCA Youth in Governmentprogram.
Payne 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.[13]
YMCA Youth and Government (YaG), also known as Youth In Government, or Model Legislature and Court, is a program of the YMCA of the USA that allows middle and high school students to serve in model governments at the local, state, national, and international levels.[1][2][3]
The YMCA Youth and Government program currently operates in 49 states and Washington, DC.[4]
Each state may participate in the national programs, which include: the YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs (CONA), YMCA National Judicial Competition, YMCA Youth Governors Conference (YGC), and YMCA Youth Advocate Program.
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YMCA Youth and Government
Annual YMCA Youth and Government sessions often occur in State Capitol buildings, House or Senate Chambers or Supreme Court Chambers.
History
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA.[5] The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.[3][6][7][8]
In 2000, the American Bar Association became a supporter of the organization, creating a policy requesting lawyers to become involved in the program by stressing the importance of engaging and educating students about the United States legal process. About this issue, Sandra Day O'Connor and Roy Romer said in 2006:
Most young people today simply do not have an adequate understanding of how our government and political system work, and they are thus not well prepared to participate as citizens.[3]
As of 2022, the program operates in 49 states and the District of Columbia, serving 47,000 high school students around the country.[9][nb 1]
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