FILE - Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J., poses for a ceremonial photo in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol after the new 113th Congress convened, Jan. 3, 2013, in Washington. New Jersey Democrats are set to pick from a crowded field of nearly a dozen people for their House candidate in a special northern New Jersey primary, Tuesday, July 26, 2024, following Payne's death earlier this year. The special general election is slated for Sept. 18. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE PHOTO
