FILE - Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 13, 2019. Democrats running to replace the late representative Payne Jr. will go before voters Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in a crowded and contentious special congressional primary where three candidates survived legal challenges to have them removed from the ballot. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
FILE - Rep. Donald Payne, Jr., D-N.J., right, poses with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 3, 2019. Democrats running to replace the late representative Payne Jr. will go before voters Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in a crowded and contentious special congressional primary where three candidates survived legal challenges to have them removed from the ballot. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)