New Jersey Working Families Endorses Governor Murphy for Reelection

Trenton, NJ: Today, New Jersey Working Families endorsed Governor Phil Murphy for reelection. During his first term in office, Governor Murphy has championed a progressive agenda, fulfilling key campaign promises from 2017 and laying the foundation for a stronger and fairer New Jersey that works for every New Jersey family.

“Our state has made huge strides in wages, repairing the harms of our criminal justice system, and making the rich pay their fair share thanks to the support of Governor Murphy,” said Sue Altman, New Jersey Working Families Party Director. “That’s why the New Jersey Working Families Party is proud to support his re-election bid. Allies like Murphy are crucial in helping us address climate change, weed out the greed and corruption that hurts taxpayers every day, and make the Garden State a fair and just place for working families.”

“Thanks to Governor Murphy, New Jersey residents have been able to benefit from expanded paid family leave which has helped millions of New Jersey residents take the time they need without struggling financially. I am looking forward to the Governor’s re-election in order to continue the progress in New Jersey to help our residents not just survive, but thrive,” said Billie Bauer of Merchantville, a New Jersey Working Families Member.

“By working hand in hand with New Jersey Working Families, we’re moving the Garden State forward and living up to our core progressive values of fairness and justice for all,” said Governor Murphy. “I’m honored to have NJWF’s support, and look forward to furthering our partnership to build a New Jersey that works for every family and every community.”

From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor’s leadership has guided New Jersey from being the epicenter of the virus to a model state for restart and recovery that has protected New Jerseyans and saved lives.

Key accomplishments during Governor Murphy’s first term include:

• Establishing a path to $15 an hour minimum wage;

• Enacting earned sick and expanding paid family and medical leave;

• Improving New Jersey’s health care system to make it more transparent, accessible, and affordable;

• Launching a Cover All Kids initiative to ensure that every child in New Jersey has health care;

• Making high-quality education accessible to all with historic investments in public schools and a tuition-free college program;

• Ensuring tax fairness through a millionaire’s tax; and

• Eliminating longstanding racial disparities in New Jersey’s criminal justice system to make it more transparent and fair.