Circulating days before deadline, Payne says he hasn't made comeback decision
By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter
NEWARK - Payne family patriarch, Former Assemblyman Bill Payne (D-Newark), backed up his nephew’s off-the-line challenge in the 28th District today, but said he has not yet reached a decision about his own comeback in the neighboring 29th District.
"I’m circulating petitions," Payne told PolitickerNJ.com. I have another couple of days to give it some thought. I’m still weighing all the options."
The filing deadline to submit petitions to run for Assembly is 4 p.m., Monday, April 6th.
Two years ago, the Essex County Democratic Committee offered Payne a shot at reelection to his Assembly seat, but the veteran South Ward lawmaker and older brother and consigliere of U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark), insisted on trying to move up to occupy the seat vacated by former state Sen./Mayor Sharpe James.
He ran for the senate without organizational support, and lost in the ultimate office water cooler battle to state Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) his fellow deputy chief of staff to Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo.
Regarding his would-be primary opponents, Assemblyman Albert Coutinho (D-Newark) and Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer (D-Newark), Payne said, "I’m extremely disappointed in the representation we have from this area. They’re just warming seats down there.”
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