Sterley Stanley | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th district | |
Assumed office January 27, 2021 Servingwith Robert Karabinchak | |
Preceded by | Nancy Pinkin |
Deputy Parliamentarian for the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office January 2024 –Present | |
Chair of the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee for the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office January 2024 –Present | |
Preceded by | Thomas P. Giblin |
Personal details | |
Born | Karnataka,India | June 24,1966
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | East Brunswick,New Jersey |
Website | Legislative webpage |
Sterley Stanley (born June 24,1966) [1] is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th district. He assumed office on January 27,2021,succeeding Nancy Pinkin.
Born in Karnataka,India,Stanley emigrated as a child to Brooklyn, [2] where he graduated from Xaverian High School in 1984. [3] He later relocated to East Brunswick,New Jersey. [4]
Prior to entering politics,he worked in the insurance and financial services industry before retiring to run for state assembly. Stanley began his career in politics when he was elected to serve as a member of the East Brunswick township council where he also served as Council President.
He was chosen by a special convention of Democratic Party county committee members to the New Jersey General Assembly and assumed office on January 27,2021,succeeding Nancy Pinkin,who had resigned from office to assume the office of County Clerk for Middlesex County. [5] [6] In an area containing the largest concentration of Asian American's in New Jersey,Stanley became the first Asian legislator to be elected to represent the 18th Legislative district. [4]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [1]
New Jersey's 18th Legislative District represents the Middlesex County municipalities of East Brunswick,Edison,Highland Park,Metuchen,Milltown,South Plainfield and South River. [7] 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. [8] The representatives from the 18th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [9]
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 | ||||
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