Matt Friedman is a reporter for POLITICO New Jersey and writes New Jersey's Playbook.

He has been reporting on New Jersey politics since 2007, beginning at PoliticsNJ.com (now PolitickerNJ.com) and followed by five and a half years at the Star-Ledger's Statehouse bureau.

Prior to reporting in New Jersey, Matt worked as a research assistant for Village Voice investigative reporter Wayne Barrett.

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