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.