Attorney, military veteran, and former Tabernacle Committeeman Justin Murphy prevailed tonight in the Republican Primary for the United States Senate.

Murphy bested a field of four for the right to take on incumbent U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) in the general election.

A conservative former local elected official and a military veteran, Murphy wants to energize New Jersey's Republican base. He is encouraged by the work of several new county party chairs. "I see them fighting pretty hard to make change in the culture," said the candidate, who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for the United States Senate in 2024.

The candidate has a long history of public service and political activity.

Enlisting in the United States Navy at the age of 17, Murphy served a four-year term aboard the USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974), including six months during the Arabian/Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war. He was honorably discharged.

Elected to the Tabernacle Township Committee in Nov. 2000, he served a three-year term. Active in Republican politics since 1988, Murphy served as Vice-President of the Burlington County Young Republicans 1994-1997, Burlington County Co-Chair for Dole-Kemp ‘96, and on the County Committee 1996-2000. He served as President Tabernacle Republican Organization 1998-2000 and as a volunteer for Bret Schundler's Property Tax Reform Effort 2002-2005, and gubernatorial campaign 2005.

A practicing attorney since 2006, Murphy specializes in estate, real estate, contracts, energy consulting and EB-5 economic development.

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