EducationRutgers University (Army ROTC; B.A. in English & Journalism, 1987)

Notable personal detailsMatthew Mark Adams is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District (2026). He is a retired U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps and also served in the New Jersey Army National Guard. In local government, he served two terms on the Middlesex Borough Council. He has worked as an attorney and corporate counsel in the defense/technology sector and in fundraising leadership roles at Rutgers University Foundation.