Justin Murphy is a former Tabernacle Deputy Mayor and self-employed small business owner from the Pinelands region of New Jersey. A U.S. Navy veteran, Murphy has run for office multiple times, including unsuccessful Republican primary bids for Congress in 2008, 2010, and for U.S. Senate in 2024, where he finished a distant third with 11.3% of the vote. He is running again in 2026 with a campaign emphasizing conservative principles, parental rights, and small business support. Murphy has won endorsements from Mercer County and other county Republican organizations. His campaign materials emphasize commitment to preserving the New Jersey Pinelands and Jersey Shore while prioritizing parental rights and medical freedom.
Justin Michael Murphy is a small business owner and U.S. Navy veteran from the Pinelands region of New Jersey. He previously served as Deputy Mayor of Tabernacle. Murphy has pursued electoral politics persistently, running for the U.S. House in the 3rd Congressional District in 2008 and 2010, and for U.S. Senate in 2024, finishing a distant third in the Republican primary with 11.3% of the vote. He has an attorney credential (listed as LL.M. in some records). His campaign emphasizes his personal experience as a self-employed small business owner dealing with financial stress and debt, which he uses to connect with working-class voters. Murphy's political messaging focuses on conservative social issues, education reform, and environment preservation in his home Pinelands region.