 He served as Chair of the Health Committee, on the Environment Committee and on the Legislative Services Commission.In redistricting following the 2001 Census, Fair Lawn was relocated to the 38th Legislative District.In a split decision, Republican incumbent Rose Marie Heck won re-election with 27,055 votes (25.33% of the total) and Democrat Matt Ahearn with 26,919 votes (25.20%) took the second seat.