| Matthew Ahearn | |
| District: | 38th |
| State Assembly: | New Jersey |
| Term Start: | January 8, 2002 |
| Term End: | January 13, 2004 |
| Alongside: | Rose Marie Heck |
| Predecessor: | Guy Talarico |
| Successor: | Robert M. Gordon Joan Voss |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Green (since 2003) |
| Otherparty: | Democratic (prior to 2003) |
| Alma Mater: | Rutgers University (BA) Hofstra University (JD) |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
Matthew Ahearn is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 38th legislative district from 2002 to 2004. Ahearn represented a district which covers an area between the Passaic and Hudson Rivers in suburban Bergen County. Ahearn was elected to the Assembly as a Democrat in 2002, but switched his registration to the Green Party in January 2003, while in office after a much-publicized feud with Bergen County Democratic Organization chief Joe Ferriero.[1] [2] Ahearn ran as the Green Party candidate in 2003 and lost to Robert M. Gordon and Joan Voss, the Democratic candidates for office.[3]
Ahearn served in the Assembly on the Military & Veterans' Affairs Committee (as Vice Chair) and the Regulated Professions & Independent Authorities Committee.[4]
Ahearn served as the Deputy Mayor of Fair Lawn from 1998–2000 and on the Fair Lawn Planning Board during that same period.[4]
He served in the United States Army from 1981–1985, and in the United States Army Reserves/National Guard from 1985–1992, attaining the rank of captain.[4]
Ahearn graduated with a B.A. from Rutgers University in Political Science and a J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law.[4]