Justin Murphy
Justin Murphy
New Jersey Republican Senate nominee?
$79.7K
JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundAttorney
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Notable personal detailsJustin Michael Murphy is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in the 2026 election cycle. He previously served in local government in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, including as deputy mayor and township committeeman. He has also been a Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd District (2008 and 2010) and ran in the 2024 Republican U.S. Senate primary.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates replacing the Internal Revenue Code with a flat income tax (10–12%), abolishing the IRS, eliminating capital gains tax, estate/death taxes, and the AMT, and favoring tax cuts, spending reductions, and private-sector growth.
Healthcare
Opposes government-run healthcare while supporting universal coverage achieved through private-market reforms. Advocates for universal Health Savings Accounts, nationwide competition allowing purchase of insurance across state lines, and measures to reduce Medicare/Medicaid fraud and waste. Emphasizes privacy, quality, accessibility, and affordability rather than expanding federal-run programs.
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Immigration & Border
Advocates for aggressive border security and enforcement measures including finishing a border wall, deploying the military to borders, reinstating/using Title 42 and “Remain in Mexico,” ending catch-and-release, implementing E-Verify, withholding federal aid from sanctuary jurisdictions, and supporting Section 287(g) to involve local law enforcement in immigration enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate states a pro-life position, saying life begins at conception and supporting limits on abortion with exceptions for the life of the mother and for rape/incest; he supports parental notification, bans on partial-birth abortion, and opposes tax dollars funding abortion.
Climate & Energy
Supports increased domestic energy production including shale oil and expanded nuclear power, emphasizes energy independence and job creation from fossil fuel development, and opposes visible wind installations on the Jersey Shore while saying extraction should be done ‘in an environmentally responsible manner.’
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate advocates for broad Second Amendment protections, opposes government attempts to restrict gun rights, and supports Constitutional carry. The campaign platform states opposition to attempts to take away the right to bear arms and to suppress 2A rights.
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Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
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Cycle 2026
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