Donald Hayden

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 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).

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.

A resident of Rutherford, New Jersey, and the Totowa, New Jersey, Hayden died in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on September 19, 2014.