Matthew Holden Jr. is an American political scientist.
[1] He attended public school in Mississippi and Chicago, Illinois.
He joined the University of Virginia faculty in 1981 and became the Henry L. and Grace M. Doherty Professor Emeritus of Politics.
[1] Later in 177, Holden was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
[clarification needed] He became President of the American Political Science Association in 1989.