Patrick Diegnan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Senate trio calls for passage of bill requiring fossil-fuel companies to pay up before budget

March 30, 2026 3:51 pmMarch 30, 2026 4:49 pm

A trio of state senators on the Senate Budget Committee is demanding that before legislators pass the first budget of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s tenure, the state should pass legislation requiring fossil-fuel companies to pay millions to address climate change. Three...

Stanley, Karabinchak, Greenstein endorse Cohen in NJ-12

March 4, 2026 1:17 pmMarch 4, 2026 3:07 pm

Three more Middlesex Democratic legislators have gotten behind East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen’s campaign for Congress: State Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-Plainsboro) and Assemblymen Sterley Stanley (D-East Brunswick) and Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison), the latter two of whom represent Cohen’s hometown in...

Middlesex state senator endorses Brad Cohen in NJ-12

December 1, 2025 2:42 pm

As he campaigns to replace Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in the 12th congressional district, East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen has picked up an endorsement from his local state senator and fellow Middlesex Democrat, State Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield)....

Karabinchak, Stanley win in LD18

November 4, 2025 10:20 pm

Assemblymen Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison) and Sterley Stanley (D-East Brunswick) have won re-election in the 18th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, after a peaceful election cycle in the Democratic-leaning district. As of 10:19 p.m. and with most of the...

Hoffman gets backing of Burzichelli, Diegnan, Johnson

June 19, 2024 4:45 pmJune 19, 2024 7:56 pm

Thirteen members of the New Jersey State Senate have indicated they would vote to confirm John Jay Hoffman for a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court. State Sens. John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro), Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield), and Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood)...

Middlesex Dems hold three core legislative districts, with wins by Smith, Diegnan, Vitale, Coughlin

November 7, 2023 9:55 pmNovember 7, 2023 9:55 pm

Three Middlesex County-based legislative districts – the 17th, 18th, and 19th – have elected all-Democratic legislative delegations, the New Jersey Globe projects, with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge) among the winners. In the overwhelmingly Democratic 17th district, which is centered...

Diegnan, Vitale dispatch Democratic primary challengers with ease

June 6, 2023 9:16 pm

Two state senators in Middlesex County, Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) and Joe Vitale (D-Woodbridge), have both easily defeated Democratic primary challengers in the 18th and 19th legislative districts, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 9:15 p.m. and with only...