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Donald Hayden

Donald Hayden
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 35th district
In office
October 1994 – January 9, 1996
Serving with Bill Pascrell
Preceded byFrank Catania
Succeeded byAlfred E. Steele
Personal details
Born(1937-04-24)April 24, 1937
Paterson, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 19, 2014(2014-09-19) (aged 77)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoanna De Marco
EducationWilliam Paterson University
New Jersey City University

Donald Hayden (April 24, 1937 – September 19, 2014) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 35th Legislative District from 1994 to 1996.

Biography

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Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Hayden served in the U.S. Army and was a student at William Paterson College (since renamed as William Paterson University) and Jersey City State College (since renamed as New Jersey City University).[1]

He was an officer in the Paterson Police Department and worked in the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office and at Passaic County Community College. He served on the Paterson city council from 1992 to 2000.[2]

Hayden was appointed to the assembly after Frank Catania resigned on September 23, 1994, to become director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. In the November 1995 general election, Hayden and his running mate Dennis Gonzalez were defeated by Democratic incumbent Bill Pascrell and his running mate Alfred E. Steele.[3]

A resident of Totowa, New Jersey, Hayden died in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on September 19, 2014.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1995, p. 271. Accessed January 29, 2024. "Donald Hayden, Rep., Paterson - Assemblyman Hayden was born April 24, 1937, in Paterson, and attended parochial and public schools in the city. He then served in the Army from 1955 to 1957. Mr. Hayden attended William Paterson College and Jersey City State College. In 1962 he joined the Paterson Police Department and served as patrolman and detective, and from 1977 to 1981 was vice president of Police Benevolent Association Local # 1."
  2. ^ a b Donald Hayden 1937 - 2014, Festa Memorial Funeral Home. Accessed January 29, 2024. "Hayden, Donald of Totowa passed away in Glen Ridge on September 19, 2014. ... Don was born and lived in Paterson for most of his life before moving to Rutherford and then Totowa in 2003. Don served his country in the United States Army. Later, Don served as a Paterson Police Officer for fourteen years before serving as a Lieutenant for the Passaic County Prosecutors Office for twenty five years. He also was the Chief Security Director for Passaic County Community College for four years before retiring in 1992. Don was an active member of his community, succeeding his brother Kenneth by serving as a Paterson City Councilman from 1992 to 2000 and serving as the Paterson Council President in 1997. He also served as State Assemblyman for the 35th district in 1994."
  3. ^ Official List General Election Returns for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held November 7, 1995, New Jersey Department of State, December 4, 1995. Accessed January 29, 2024.