Benjamin H. Mabie

Benjamin H. Mabie was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly for three terms and served as Mayor of Pine Beach, New Jersey.

In both 1967 and 1969, Mabie and John F. Brown were elected to represent District 4A in the New Jersey General Assembly;[1][2] The district covered portions of Burlington County and Ocean County.[3] In 1971, he was elected to a third two-year term together with his Republican running mate, H. Kenneth Wilkie, to represent District 4B.[4][5]

In 1978, Mabie resigned from his seat as mayor of Pine Beach, a position that paid $500 a year, and retained a $6,000 post on the Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Elections; state laws prohibiting double dipping required Mabie to give up one of the positions.[6]

References
  1. Results of the General Election Held on November 7, 1967 Archived July 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Secretary of State of New Jersey. Accessed April 21, 2017.
  2. Results of the General Election Held on November 4, 1969 Archived July 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Secretary of State of New Jersey. Accessed April 21, 2017.
  3. New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts, New Jersey State Library. Accessed April 21, 2017.
  4. Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1971 Archived July 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Secretary of State of New Jersey. Accessed April 21, 2017.
  5. New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts 1972–1973, New Jersey State Library. Accessed April 21, 2017.
  6. Sullivan, Joseph F. "Shoot‐out: Bradley vs. Leone", The New York Times, April 23, 1978. Accessed April 21, 2017. "Benjamin H. Mabie, the Ocean County Republican Chairman, ... has served as a municipal tax collector, Councilman, Mayor and State Assemblyman. However, Mr. Mabie resigned as Mayor of Pine Beach last week because he wanted to keep his seat on the county's Board of Elections. His dual officeholding had finally run afoul of a state law that prevents one from holding both elective and appointive offices. Mr. Mabie said the fact that the Election Board job paid $6,000 annually and the Mayor's post (which he turned back to the borough) only $500 helped him decide which job to keep."
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