Matt Anderson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Young people are significantly underrepresented in Trenton

March 25, 2022 2:44 pmMarch 28, 2022 12:25 am

Does the New Jersey legislature have an age problem? Usually, that kind of question is answered with statistics about just how old politicians are. The average age of a New Jersey legislator, for example, is 58-and-a-half; looking just at the...

Anderson joins lobbying firm

October 13, 2021 3:23 pm

Matt Anderson, a Democratic state committeeman from Monmouth County and a former chief of staff to two State Assembly members, has joined the Hoboken Strategy Group as vice president. The 27-year-old Anderson worked for Joanne Downey (D-Freehold) and Eric Houghtaling...

Anderson is top vote-getter as Monmouth Democrats oust two incumbents for state committee posts

March 21, 2021 11:38 amMarch 21, 2021 12:24 pm

Two incumbent Democratic State Committee members were defeated for re-election today in Monmouth County, where Democrats established a rare open process that allowed all convention delegates to pick the county’s eight state party members. Incumbent Matthew Anderson was the top...

Matt Anderson elected Monmouth Democratic state committeeman

April 6, 2020 3:18 pmApril 6, 2020 4:07 pm

Matt Anderson, a top advisor to State Sen. Vin Gopal, has won a special election for Democratic state committeeman from Monmouth County. He will fill the seat left vacant last year when Bill Robinson resigned following issues with Democratic congressional...

Millennials for NJ touts success in 2019

November 7, 2019 11:59 am

Seven candidates endorsed by Millennials for NJ, a political action committee formed this year to elect young Democrats to public office won their races on Tuesday. The marquis win is Jeff Martin, who ousted two-term Republican Kelly Yaede to become...