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Jackie R. Mattison
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 29th district |
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| In office January 12, 1988 – April 11, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Eugene H. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Coutinho |
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| Born | May 8, 1951 Walhalla, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ellen |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Newark, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | South Carolina State College |
Jackie R. Mattison (born May 8, 1951) is an American Democratic politician and convicted felon who served in the New Jersey General Assembly. He was chief of staff to Newark Mayor Sharpe James from 1986 until his conviction for bribery in 1997.
Biography
Mattison was born in 1951 in Walhalla, South Carolina where he attended public schools there. He attended South Carolina State University graduating in 1972 with a degree in business administration. He was chief of staff to Sharp James at the time of his election to the Assembly in 1987. He also served on the Newark Neighborhood Housing Service Board and vice president of the Newark Police Community Relations Council. He was married to Ellen and has three grown children. Mattison is a cousin to James's wife Mary.
In 1987, after incumbent Assemblyman Eugene H. Thompson retired, Mattison was selected to be one of the Democratic nominees for the general election in the Newark-based 29th district alongside incumbent Willie B. Brown. During his first term in the Assembly, he worked on a bill that allowed municipalities to establish urban homesteading allowing families to purchase abandoned or foreclosed homes with the commitment to improve the structure and live in it.
