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Nancy Pinkin
Nancy Pinkin (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 18. She assumed office in 2014. She left office on December 31, 2020.
Pinkin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 18. She won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Pinkin left office in December 2020 after being elected as Middlesex County Clerk.[1]
Biography
Pinkin earned her A.A.S. in applied science from Middlesex County College, her B.S. from Rutgers University, and her M.P.A. in public administration/health administration from New York University. Her professional experience includes working as health consultant at Pinkin Associates, Inc. She also served on the East Brunswick Township Council from 2005 to 2014.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Pinkin was assigned to the following committees:
- Law and Public Safety Committee
- Environment and Solid Waste Committee, Chair
- Health Committee, Vice-Chair
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Pinkin served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Homeland Security and State Preparedness, Vice-Chair |
| • Health and Senior Services |
| • Law and Public Safety |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Pinkin served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Health and Senior Services |
| • Homeland Security and State Preparedness |
| • Law and Public Safety |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Pinkin served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Homeland Security and State Preparedness |
| • Law and Public Safety |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Nancy Pinkin and incumbent Robert J. Karabinchak defeated Robert Bengivenga and Jeffrey Brown in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 18 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy Pinkin (D) | 30.8 | 20,347 |
| ✔ |  | Robert J. Karabinchak (D) | 29.7 | 19,597 |
 | Robert Bengivenga (R) | 20.2 | 13,362 | |
 | Jeffrey Brown (R) | 19.2 | 12,690 | |
| Total votes: 65,996 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 18 (2 seats)
Incumbent Nancy Pinkin and incumbent Robert J. Karabinchak advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 18 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Pinkin | 50.8 | 11,110 |
| ✔ | | Robert J. Karabinchak | 49.2 | 10,776 |
| Total votes: 21,886 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 18 (2 seats)
Robert Bengivenga and Jeffrey Brown advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 18 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Bengivenga | 51.1 | 2,286 |
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Brown | 48.9 | 2,191 |
| Total votes: 4,477 | |||
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2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[3] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[4] Incumbent Nancy Pinkin (D) and incumbent Robert Karabinchak (D) defeated April Bengivenga (R), Zhiyu Hu (R), and Sean A. Stratton (Green) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 18 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nancy Pinkin Incumbent |
31.98% | 30,301 | |
| Democratic | Robert Karabinchak Incumbent |
31.01% | 29,376 | |
| Republican | April Bengivenga | 18.53% | 17,559 | |
| Republican | Zhiyu Hu | 17.40% | 16,484 | |
| Green | Sean A. Stratton | 1.08% | 1,024 | |
| Total Votes | 94,744 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Nancy Pinkin and incumbent Robert Karabinchak were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 18 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nancy Pinkin Incumbent |
51.78% | 11,339 |
| Robert Karabinchak Incumbent |
48.22% | 10,560 |
| Total Votes | 21,899 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
April Bengivenga and Lewis Glogower were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 18 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| April Bengivenga |
50.77% | 2,491 |
| Lewis Glogower |
49.23% | 2,415 |
| Total Votes | 4,906 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[10] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Nancy Pinkin and incumbent Patrick Diegnan, Jr. were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Synnove Bakke and Teresa Rose Hutchison were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Pinkin and Diegnan defeated Bakke and Hutchison in the general election.[11][12][13][14][15]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. Incumbent |
31.9% | 16,256 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pinkin Incumbent |
31.6% | 16,113 | |
| Republican | Teresa Rose Hutchison | 18.5% | 9,432 | |
| Republican | Synnove Bakke | 17.9% | 9,123 | |
| Total Votes | 50,924 | |||
2013
Pinkin won election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 18. Pinkin was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. She and incumbent Patrick Diegnan, Jr. (D) defeated Robert A. Bengivenga (R), Lisa Goldhamer (R), and Sheila Angalet (UWS) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[16][17][18][19]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. Incumbent |
27.1% | 24,996 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pinkin |
26.2% | 24,186 | |
| Republican | Robert A. Bengivenga | 23.3% | 21,517 | |
| Republican | Lisa Goldhamer | 22.3% | 20,559 | |
| United We Stand | Sheila Angalet | 1.2% | 1,068 | |
| Total Votes | 92,326 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
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Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Pinkin’s endorsements included the following:[20] [21]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
Personal
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Pinkin has lived in New Brunswick, NJ.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Nancy Pinkin on Facebook
- Nancy Pinkin on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Pinkin sworn as Middlesex clerk, creating Assembly vacancy," January 7, 2021
- ↑ NJ Legislature, "Nancy Pinkin," accessed April 24, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
