The governor's wife is being approached by state and national party leaders to run, sources say.
Murphy, 58, who has never held public office, has been a close policy advisor to her husband throughout his term, often appearing alongside him at news conferences, delivering speeches of her own, and championing her own causes.
If she were to run and win, she would become the first woman ever to serve in the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.The sources said Murphy was “being approached by people to run,” both here in New Jersey and nationally, but that she had not made a decision. Those calls, they said, began soon after the news of Menendez’s indictment broke on Friday.
“I’m not saying she’s considering it. There is no world in which she would announce before legislative races,” said one of the sources. “She is having conversations. But in her heart, there has been no decision made.”“She has the chops to run,” said one.“She’s very involved in his administration. She’s actually been mentioned possibly running for governor, too,” he said.Gov. Murphy is term-limited and will leave office in January 2026.
If she decides to enter the race, Tammy Murphy likely not be the only candidate for the Senate seat. Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd Dist., has already declared that he will challenge Menendez in the primary. Two other members of Congress, Josh Gottheimer, D-5th Dist, and Mikie Sherrill, D-11th Dist., have both been mentioned frequently as possible candidates for the Menendez seat.Sherrill, a former U.S. Navy pilot, a former prosecutor, and a two-term member of the U.S. House.
In return, say federal prosecutors, the senator and his wife were lavished with fancy dinners, a $60,000 Mercedes convertible, gold bars and envelopes of cash.
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