Nancy J. Pinkin was sworn in as Middlesex County Clerk on
January 1, 2021.
Prior to taking on the role of Clerk for Middlesex
County,
she served four terms as a New Jersey State Assembly Representative,
representing Legislative District 18. During her time in the Assembly, Clerk
Pinkin served on the Legislative Select Oversight Committee, the Advisory
Council on HIV/AIDS and Related Blood-Borne Pathogens, the National Council of
State Governments Eastern Regional Conference Energy and Environment Committee,
National Council of State Governments Opioid Policy Fellow, the Disparity in
State Procurement Study Commission, and the Council of State Governments
Healthy States National Task Force.
As an Assemblywoman, Clerk Pinkin was the primary sponsor of laws to curb the
use of solitary confinement in
correctional facilities and a measure to provide better access to palliative
care services for those with terminal illnesses. She worked to provide domestic
violence awareness training for municipal court judges and ensure easy access
to services for victims of sexual assault on college campuses. Additionally,
she advanced measures to expand protections for maternal health and newborn
infants and advocated for accountability and funding for lead remediation and
other environmental justice issues. She was the Chair of the Assembly
Environment & Solid Waste Committee and served on the Assembly Health
Committee and the Law & Public Safety Committee. She worked to advance the
most progressive environmental agenda in a decade, including wind turbines,
solar power, electric vehicles, beach access, updating brownfield regulations, the
banning of plastic bags and polystyrene, lead contamination, and numerous other
issues.
Clerk Pinkin was a two-term president and member of the
planning board of the East Brunswick Township Council and served on the
Legislative and Emergency Services Committees of the New Jersey League of
Municipalities.
She is the recipient of numerous awards, including New Jersey Hospital Association
Legislator of the Year; the first ever American Cancer Society Distinguished
Advocacy Award; NJ League of Conservation Voters Emerald Award; NJ Federation
of Democratic Women Leadership Award; NJ Democratic State Committee Women
Legislators Award; Monmouth Council of Boy Scouts Good Scout Award; NJ League
of Municipalities Outstanding Women in Government Award; NJ Primary Care
Association Award for significant contributions to Women's Health; a South
Asian Community Outreach Leadership and Service Award; Brain Injury
Association’s James and Sarah Brady Award for Public Service; the 2019
Sierra Club Award; and the “Congressman Dean A. Gallo Memorial Award for Distinguished
Legislative Leadership.”
Clerk Pinkin holds an associate degree from Middlesex County
College, a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University, and a master’s
degree in Public Administration from New York University. She completed a postgraduate
fellowship in Health Policy and Research at the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey, where she served as a Health Policy Advisor to the
late Senator Jack Sinagra.
Clerk
Pinkin and her husband, Dr. James Salwitz, are the proud parents of two
children, Dr. Kimberly Salwitz and Gregory Salwitz, and two grandchildren.