Robert Karabinchak | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th District | |
Assumed office May 26, 2016 Servingwith Sterley Stanley | |
Preceded by | Patrick J. Diegnan |
Deputy Assembly Whip | |
Assumed office January 9,2018 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Karabinchak April 11,1956 Edison,New Jersey,United States |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 3 |
Website | Legislative Webpage |
Robert J. Karabinchak is an American Democratic Party politician,who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he has represented the 18th Legislative District since being appointed to office in May 2016.
Karabinchak previously served on the Edison Zoning Board of Adjustment and on the township council for eight years,in 2007 and again from 2009 until being sworn into the General Assembly on May 26,2016 to fill the unexpired term of Senator Patrick J. Diegnan. Diegnan replaced Senator Peter J. Barnes III upon his appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court. [1]
Before representing the 18th Legislative District,he was in Edison Township government for 16 years. This included eight years on the Zoning Board of Adjustment,and eight years on the Township Council as Councilmember,before becoming Council President. Additionally,Assemblyman Karabinchak served as a member of the council’s Finance,Open Space and Master Plan committees. He is a former Middlesex County Utilities Authority commissioner. [2] Karabinchak is a lifelong resident of Edison,where he is a local business owner,working as President of Triform Construction in Metuchen. [3]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [4]
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. [5] The representatives from the 18th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 23,362 | 31.5 | |
Democratic | Sterley Stanley (incumbent) | 23,236 | 31.4 | |
Republican | Teresa Hutchison | 13,861 | 18.7 | |
Republican | Joseph Wolak | 13,619 | 18.4 | |
Total votes | 74,078 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 33,685 | 29.27% | |
Democratic | Sterley Stanley (incumbent) | 32,743 | 28.45% | |
Republican | Melanie McCann Mott | 23,940 | 20.80% | |
Republican | Angela Fam | 23,248 | 20.20% | |
Libertarian | David Awad | 741 | 0.64% | |
An Inspired Advocate | Brian P. Kulas | 729 | 0.63% | |
Total votes | 115,086 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nancy Pinkin (incumbent) | 19,431 | 30.6 | |
Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 18,727 | 29.49 | |
Republican | Robert Bengivenga | 13,002 | 20.47 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Brown | 12,349 | 19.4 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nancy Pinkin (incumbent) | 25,526 | 32.0 | |
Democratic | Robert Karabinchak (incumbent) | 24,786 | 31.0 | |
Republican | April Bengivenga | 15,344 | 19.0 | |
Republican | Jimmy Hu | 14,255 | 18.0 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert Karabinchak | 48,513 | 60.4 | |
Republican | Camille Ferraro Clark | 31,827 | 39.6 | |
Total votes | 80,340 | 100.0 |
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