The first lady's exit from the Senate race ended the prospect of a dynasty.
Though Gov. Phil Murphy stayed in the background of his wife’s candidacy, his influence was impossible to ignore. | Alex Brandon/APA few months ago, Phil and Tammy Murphy appeared poised to become a powerful New Jersey political dynasty — the popular two-term Democratic governor with political connections on the national stage married to the front-runner to become the state’s first female senator.Sunday ended that prospect. It also may hasten Gov.
The relentless criticism from the left and Tammy Murphy’s string of county convention losses to her chief rival for the nomination, Rep., left Democrats wondering how much enthusiasm Phil Murphy will have in the second half of his second, and final, term. Even New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin — a gubernatorial appointee and one of the closest members of the Murphys’ inner circle — broke with the Murphysto U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi declining to defend the line in court and saying he found it unconstitutional.
“Just in the last week, the Governor signed the most significant affordable housing legislation in 40 years and saw 12 new judges confirmed, reducing judicial vacancies to the lowest level since 2019. Tomorrow, he will sign major legislation reauthorizing the Transportation Trust Fund and rebuilding the state’s infrastructure, which passed with bipartisan support,” Murphy spokesperson Natalie Hamilton said in a statement.
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