May he rest in peace.
Congressman Payne’s district is overwhelmingly Democrat and majority black, so he definitely will be replaced by a black Democrat from the Newark area. Given the possible alternatives, I hope that Mayor Cory Booker runs for the seat, since he’s honest and, unlike many urban black Democrats, is willing to find common ground and work with Republicans, is open to the concept of school vouchers, and doesn’t have even a trace of anti-Semitism (in fact, he is philo-Semitic).
Cory Booker would be a good choice under the circumstances, but I haven’t seen his name mentioned. The name everyone is mentioning is Donald Payne Jr, the Newark Council President.