Robert Karabinchak

Robert Karabinchak
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th District
Incumbent
Assumed office May 26, 2016 Serving with Sterley Stanley
Preceded by	Patrick J. Diegnan
Deputy Assembly Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2018
Preceded by	Position Established
Personal details
Born	Robert Karabinchak (1956-04-11) April 11, 1956 (age 68) Edison, New Jersey, United States
Political party	Democratic
Children	3
Website	Legislative Webpage

Robert J. Karabinchak is an American politician. A Democrat, he has represented District 18 in the New Jersey General Assembly since May 2016.

New Jersey Assembly

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

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

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]

• Senator Patrick J. Diegnan (D)
• Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D)
• Assemblyman Sterley Stanley (D)

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly

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

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. "About | Assemblyman Rob Karabinchak | NJ's 18th District".
3. https://robkarabinchak.com/ ^[bare URL]
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

• Legislative Webpage
• https://www.tapinto.net/towns/edison/articles/edison-democrats-endorse-robert-karabinchak-for-1

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