Nancy Pinkin Explained

Nancy Pinkin
Office:Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th District
Term Start:January 14, 2014
Term End:December 31, 2020
Alongside:Robert Karabinchak
Predecessor:Peter J. Barnes III
Successor:Sterley Stanley
Office2:Chair of the New Jersey General Assembly Committee on Environment and Solid Waste
Term Start2:January 9, 2018
Term End2:December 31, 2020
Predecessor2:Tim Eustace[1]
Birth Place:Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Birth Date:4 August 1952
Party:Democratic
Spouse:James Salwitz
Children:2
Website:Legislative Website

Nancy J. Pinkin is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been the County Clerk of Middlesex County, New Jersey since 2021, before which she served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2020 where she represented the 18th Legislative District.

Early life

Pinkin served on the East Brunswick Township Council 2005 to 2014, including a two-year term as Council President. She also served three years on the East Brunswick Planning Board.[2] Pinkin runs her own healthcare and association management consulting firm, Pinkin Associates, Inc., and has an extensive background in healthcare administration, with an expertise in ambulatory care and medical practice management. She is also the Executive Director of the Middlesex and Mercer County Medical Societies.[3] She received an associates degree from Middlesex County College in Applied Science, a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University, and holds a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in health administration from New York University.[4] She completed a postgraduate fellowship in Health Policy and Research at UMDNJ where she also served as health policy advisor to then-State Senator Jack Sinagra.[3] Pinkin resigned her seat on December 31, 2020, to become the Middlesex County clerk.[5]

New Jersey Assembly

Pinkin was elected to the Assembly in 2013, and then again in 2015 alongside Patrick J. Diegnan. She was re-elected to the Assembly in 2017 alongside Robert Karabinchak. She has served as Deputy Speaker Pro-Tempore since 2018.

Committees

District 18

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 18th District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:[6]

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey Legislature Committees and Membership . Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20180204055603/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/committees/Committees.asp?House=A . 20 April 2019. 2018-02-04 .
  2. Web site: Pinkin exits East Brunswick council for Assembly seat. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125010905/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2014-01-23/Front_Page/Pinkin_exits_East_Brunswick_council_for_Assembly_s.html. dead. January 25, 2014. Greater Media News. September 5, 2015. Castles, Peter.
  3. Web site: Assemblyman Nancy J. Pinkin Bio Page . NJ Assembly Majority Office . September 5, 2015.
  4. Web site: Nancy J. Pinkin (D) . . September 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: Sterley Stanley Gains District 18 Assembly Seat Formerly Held by East Brunswick's Nancy Pinkin. 2021-02-12. TAPinto. en.
  6. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp Legislative Roster 2014-2015 Session