Rep. Bill Pascrell is the second Democratic congressman from New Jersey to pass away this year — and state Democrats only have eight days to find his replacement. Pascrell's fellow Democratic congressman, Rep. Donald Payne Jr., died of a heart attack on April 24. Payne's seat remains vacant, but Democrats were able to run a special July primary to determine …
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a 14-term incumbent and a fixture in his hometown of Paterson for more than four decades, died Wednesday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning,” a statement posted on Pascrell’s X account said. President Joe …