Robert Karabinchak

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Robert Karabinchak
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th District
Assumed office
May 26, 2016
Serving with Sterley Stanley
Preceded byPatrick J. Diegnan
Deputy Assembly Whip
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Preceded byPosition Established
Personal details
Born
Robert Karabinchak

(1956-04-11) April 11, 1956 (age 67)
Edison, New Jersey, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
WebsiteLegislative 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.

New Jersey Assembly[edit]

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]

Committees[edit]

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[4]

  • State and Local Government (as chair)
  • Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture
  • Transportation and Independent Authorities

District 18[edit]

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]

Electoral history[edit]

New Jersey Assembly[edit]

18th Legislative District General Election, 2023[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
18th legislative district general election, 2021[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Special election, November 8, 2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Karabinchak 48,513 60.4
Republican Camille Ferraro Clark 31,827 39.6
Total votes 80,340 100.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Meet the newest member of the N.J. Legislature", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 26, 2016. Accessed August 21, 2016. "Robert Karabinchak, a Democrat, was appointed to represent Middlesex County's 18th District in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. He replaces Patrick Diegnan, a Democrat who recently moved across the Statehouse to replace Patrick Barnes III in the state Senate after Barnes was appointed as a state Superior Court judge in Middlesex County."
  2. ^ https://robkarabinchak.com/about/
  3. ^ https://robkarabinchak.com/
  4. ^ Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  5. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Legislative Roster for District 18, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  9. ^ [1], NJ.com, Accessed November 8, 2019.
  10. ^ [2], NJ.com, Accessed November 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "2016-official-general-results-general-assembly-18-29ld.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

External links[edit]

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 18th District
May 26, 2016-Present
With: Sterley Stanley
Succeeded by
Incumbent