# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/donald-milford-payne
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:56:51.835Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/donald-milford-payne"
name: "Donald Milford Payne"
slug: "donald-milford-payne"
description: "Donald Milford Payne Sr. was an American politician who was the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1989 until his death in 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party. The district encompassed most of the city of Newark, parts of Jersey City and Elizabeth, and some suburban communities in Essex and Union counties. He was the first African American to represent New Jersey in Congress."
tagline: "American politician (1934-2012)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Donald_M_Payne_Official.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1934-07-16"
deathDate: "2012-03-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.428404
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Donald M. Payne"
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    title: "Donald M. Payne"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump