Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.
Democratic leaders in New Jersey on Thursday are poised to pick state Sen. Nellie Pou to replace Rep. Bill Pascrell on the November ballot, a week after the 87-year-old congressman died following a lengthy hospitalization. Her expected nomination at a special party convention Thursday night comes after Pou won key endorsements from party powerbrokers in the state and a trio of rivals dropped out of the running this week. Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, endorsed Pou on Wednesday.
If local leaders do not act, ballots would be printed with the late congressman’s name. Pascrell was the second New Jersey Democratic lawmaker to die in office this year. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., 65, died on April 24 from a heart attack related to complications from diabetes. A third Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, died at 74 on July 19 from pancreatic cancer.
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