NJ first lady Tammy Murphy after rough Senate primary: I'd do it again

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Murphy urged for more attention to policy in the Senate race.

“I didn't wake up any single day of my life and say, ‘I want to run for office.’ It wasn't that. I was literally asked by people who are on the ground,” said Tammy Murphy. | Julio Cortez/APNew Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy said Wednesday she would run for office again, even after a bruising Senate primary campaign thatdue to her support of New Jersey Democratic party leaders and fundraising abilities. But she lagged in polling and lost several early endorsement contests to Rep.

Murphy became the front-runner in the race after key New Jersey Democratic Party leaders backed her candidacy right as she announced her Senate bid. That means she would have had the so-called county line in a majority of the state — favorable positioning on the primary ballot given to candidates backed by county political parties.

 

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