Six-term Democratic New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne died Wednesday at the age of 65, after suffering a heart attack earlier this month, an episode leaving Payne unconscious for more than two weeks.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/6629341a26e40aecf3633972/Public-Health-Alert--Rise-In-Young-Adult-Colorectal-Cancer-Cases-Spotlighted-At/960x0.jpg?cropX1=267&amp;cropX2=3880&amp;cropY1=345&amp;cropY2=2375" alt="Public Health Alert: Rise In Young Adult Colorectal Cancer Cases Spotlighted At National Mall Installation" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text">Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J., died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack earlier this month.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images for Fight Colorectal Cancer</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Payne, who had been on the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, passed away Wednesday morning, according to a <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1783168057839366315" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1783168057839366315" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1783168057839366315" aria-label="statement">statement</a> from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and a <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/donald-payne-dies-at-65/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/donald-payne-dies-at-65/" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/donald-payne-dies-at-65/" aria-label="New Jersey Globe">New Jersey Globe</a> report.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.</em></p>  </div>


Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J., died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack earlier this month.{ai:summary}<p>NJ Rep. Donald Payne dies at 65 after heart attack. Longtime politician and member of Democratic Party. Active on homeland security committee. #politics</p>

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Dies At 65

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