# Robert Karabinchak

Robert Karabinchak is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 18
- Serving since: 2016-05-26
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d6732f77-1c72-4ee6-8d52-5c9b79987976

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6732f77-1c72-4ee6-8d52-5c9b79987976 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Karabinchak reported $239.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.04), from 112 donors and 981 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 215 bills: 215 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 151. 11.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 20 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5643: Establishes Division of Artificial Intelligence Learning in DOE and prohibits use of artificial intelligence in curriculum of school districts for students in… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5643/
- A 5699: Expands sales and use tax exemption for receipts from sales of materials, supplies, and services for certain affordable housing projects. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5699/
- A 5703: Revises training requirements for local housing authority officials. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5703/
- A 5644: Expands requirements for bidders of certain public work projects. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5644/
- A 5636: Modifies geographic restrictions for solar energy projects participating in community solar program. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5636/
- A 5606: Clarifies establishments required to display human trafficking public awareness signs. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5606/
- A 5576: Allows value of SREC-IIs to be included in cost-benefit calculations under energy savings improvement programs. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5576/
- A 5604: Aligns State restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages with federal law. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5604/
- A 5478: Establishes certain requirements for manufacturers and retail sellers of wearable recording devices. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5478/
- A 5446: Requires motor vehicle accident reporting forms to include certain information concerning motor vehicle accidents involving fires. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5446/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $239.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/388/assemblyman-karabinchak
- Campaign site: https://robkarabinchak.com/
- X: https://x.com/RKarabinchak
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robkarabinchak
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robkarabinchak/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@assemblymanrobertkarabinchak
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-karabinchak-9713334

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6732f77-1c72-4ee6-8d52-5c9b79987976