Stephen N. Adubato Sr. (December 24, 1932 – October 13, 2020)[1] was an American politician and teacher, notable in Newark, New Jersey.

He graduated from Barringer High School in Newark in 1949 and received his bachelor's degree in political science from Seton Hall University in 1954.

He began his career in education as a history and government teacher in the Newark public school system, where he taught for 15 years.

[5] Adubato served on the executive board of the Newark Teachers' Union and worked as their legislative representative and he was a consultant to the New Jersey chancellor of higher education.

[6] In 1970, he founded The North Ward Educational and Cultural Center in a small office on the second floor of a storefront on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark.