Patrick Diegnan | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 18th District | |
Assumed office May 9, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Peter J. Barnes III |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th District | |
In office January 8,2002 –May 9,2016 | |
Preceded by | Barbara Buono |
Succeeded by | Robert Karabinchak |
Personal details | |
Born | South Plainfield,New Jersey | March 19,1949
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse | Anita Carchia Diegnan |
Children | 2 |
Website | Legislative Website |
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (born March 19,1949) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who has represented the 18th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2016.
The youngest of seven children born to immigrants from Ireland,Diegnan was born and raised in South Plainfield,attending Sacred Heart Grammar School and then graduating from South Plainfield High School in 1966. [1] [2] Residents of South Plainfield,Diegnan and his wife Anita have been married since 1976 and have two children,Heather and Tara,along with a grandchild. [3] [4] [5] Diegnan received a B.A. from Seton Hall University in Political Science / Government in 1970 and was awarded a J.D. from the Seton Hall University School of Law in 1973. [3] [5] Currently,Diegnan is an attorney in private practice in South Plainfield and is a member of the New Jersey and Middlesex County Bar Associations since 1974. He is also a former instructor of law and accounting at Middlesex County College. [3] Diegnan is currently the borough attorney for Spotswood and formerly served as borough attorney for South Plainfield and Milltown. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Diegnan was first elected to represent the 18th District in 2001 replacing Barbara Buono who had been elected to the New Jersey Senate. He was re-elected to seven more two-year terms. Diegnan served in the Assembly as Deputy Speaker (2008-2016) and Parliamentarian (2005-2016),and was Chairman of the Education Committee and a member of the Regulated Professions and Consumer Affairs Committees. [9]
Diegnan was selected by local Democratic committee members to receive appointment to the 18th District's Senate seat on May 5,2016,after previous seat holder Peter J. Barnes III was appointed to a judgeship on the New Jersey Superior Court. [10] Sworn into office on May 9,Diegnan won election to the remainder of the term in November,defeating retired judge and former Middlesex County Freeholder Roger W. Daley. [11] [12]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [13]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. [14] The representatives from the 18th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [15]
Diegnan was the primary sponsor of Assembly Bill 3331,introduced in 2003,which creates the certification of Technology Education for teachers. [16] In 2011,he was the primary sponsor of Assembly Bill 3852,which requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate before a new charter school can be authorized to operate in a district. [17] Under the existing system,the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education can grant charters regardless of community opinion,with Diegnan noting that allowing voters and local boards of education a say in the granting of new schools would "help ensure that the charter schools that are created fit the needs of the community". The bill passed in the Assembly in June 2011 by a 47-17 margin. [18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (incumbent) | 24,294 | 64.0 | |
Republican | Neal Shah | 13,661 | 36.0 | |
Total votes | 37,955 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan (incumbent) | 35,637 | 60.63 | |
Republican | Vihal R. Patel | 23,144 | 39.37 | |
Total votes | 58,781 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 32,175 | 65.6 | 3.9 | |
Republican | Lewis Glogower | 16,860 | 34.4 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | '49,035' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 50,537 | 61.7 | 9.8 | |
Republican | Roger W. Daley | 31,321 | 38.3 | 9.8 | |
Total votes | '81,858' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 16,256 | 31.9 | 4.8 | |
Democratic | Nancy Pinkin | 16,113 | 31.6 | 5.4 | |
Republican | Teresa Rose Hutchison | 9,432 | 18.5 | 4.8 | |
Republican | Synnove Bakke | 9,123 | 17.9 | 4.4 | |
Total votes | '50,924' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 24,996 | 27.1 | 1.3 | |
Democratic | Nancy Pinkin | 24,186 | 26.2 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Robert A. Bengivenga Jr. | 21,517 | 23.3 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Lisa Goldhammer | 20,559 | 22.3 | 1.3 | |
United We Stand | Sheila Angalet | 1,068 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | '92,326' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter J. Barnes, III | 18,166 | 28.6 | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. | 18,050 | 28.4 | |
Republican | Joseph Sinagra | 13,996 | 22.0 | |
Republican | Marcia Silva | 13,333 | 21.0 | |
Total votes | 63,545 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter J. Barnes | 26,658 | 25.9 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr | 26,317 | 25.6 | 3.2 | |
Republican | Joseph Sinagra | 24,091 | 23.4 | 1.8 | |
Republican | Robert Jones | 22,727 | 22.1 | 0.9 | |
Defending Forgotten Taxpayers | Katherine Shkolar | 1,671 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Defending Forgotten Taxpayers | Andrew Tidd | 1,351 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | '102,815' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr | 18,858 | 28.8 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | Peter J. Barnes III | 18,621 | 28.4 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Joseph Sinagra | 14,121 | 21.6 | 1.5 | |
Republican | William England | 13,921 | 21.2 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | '65,521' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter J. Barnes Jr | 31,605 | 30.8 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr | 29,874 | 29.1 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Daniel Epstein | 20,639 | 20.1 | 2.9 | |
Republican | Frank J. Coury | 20,530 | 20.0 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | '102,648' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter J. Barnes Jr | 18,032 | 29.6 | 3.4 | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr | 16,255 | 26.7 | 4.4 | |
Republican | Robert D. Thuring | 13,994 | 23.0 | 4.7 | |
Republican | Jasal Amin | 12,636 | 20.7 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | '60,917' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter J. Barnes Jr | 32,633 | 33.0 | |
Democratic | Patrick Diegnan Jr | 30,759 | 31.1 | |
Republican | Norman J. Van Houten | 18,152 | 18.3 | |
Republican | Sylvester Fernandez | 17,443 | 17.6 | |
Total votes | 98,987 | 100.0 |
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Diegnan was borough attorney for 25 years before retiring that post in 2007. He also is a Democratic state assemblyman...
He replaces state Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-18), who served as borough attorney for several years.