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Candidates › New Jersey U.S. Senate race › 2025–2026
Justin Murphy
R Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, New Jersey
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · New Jersey US Senate
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- Taxes
- Home ownership
- Education and Parental Rights
- National Security
- Immigration
- Money
- $68.2K raised, $57.1K spent, $10.2K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 32% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 100% from New Jersey
- Outside groups
- $1.1K supporting Murphy
18 priorities from jerseyjustin4senate.org, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Abolish the IRS and Internal Revenue Code and implement a Flat Income Tax. I believe America needs a system of taxation that provides economic security for our middle-class, economic mobility for our working-poor, and reward for business and job creation. As citizens, our relationship with the federal government is defined by our system of taxation. When government takes excessive amounts of what we create, produce, and earn, that relationship is strained. I advocate abolishing the Internal Revenue Code and enacting a Flat-Tax rate of 10% – 12%, to promote the economic growth needed in coming decades as we face more potent global economic competition. I believe we should abolish the capital gains tax in its entirety, all estate and death taxes (when you leave this life, the IRS should not follow you), and the AMT.
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American families need to own their homes; if they do not, American’s are nothing more than serfs that pay rent to a landlord. Our Constitutional Republic will falter if only a few entities own the homes Americans live in. We are not free unless we are economically free; we are not economically free unless American’s own their homes. Home ownership will provide Americans with economic freedom, economic security, and the creation of family wealth by passing down to generations the value of a home and real property; home ownership gives Americans a piece of the economic pie. The best homeownership policy is a gainfully employed middle-class, and low interest rates.
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Parental Rights are the civil rights issues of our time. Given the attempt by the left to sexualize children through public school curriculum, the Republican Party has an extraordinary opportunity to establish itself as the ‘Party-of-Parents.’ Parents control their children’s education – there is no co-parenting arrangement between government and parents, period. I am pro education; we have no future without a vibrant public education system. I believe in school choice for parents and competition between all schools as a way to strengthen our education system. Competition works, and has made the American economy the most successful known to human civilization. I advocate the complete abolition of the Federal Department of Education, and that their annual budget of approximately 100-billion dollars be equally divided among each individual local school board for public education funding and school voucher programs. This would inject billions-of-dollars directly into public education for each state. This would provide a real solution for New Jersey’s problem of over-reliance on property taxes to fund public education.
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America’s military should remain second-to-none. As we were made painfully aware on October 7th, 2023, radical islamic terrorism is still a threat to civilized nations. America faces an array of hostile foreign threats: Communist government of China, Iran, and North Korea. Civilization as we know it is being threatened by terrorists and communist dictators that share the objective of knocking off America as the World’s Super Power. America’s military should have the capacity to fight and win two wars simultaneously. All elements of political correctness and DEI should be removed from America’s Military.
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Legal immigration and assimilation by immigrants has been a Blessing for America. Thankfully, President Trump has secured America’s southern border. There was no greater crisis threatening America than the Biden administration’s open border policies. Americans’ want our borders secured. I believe we should conclude construction of the southern border wall started by the Trump Administration. I also believe in securing our northern border with Canada, and drastically reforming our VISA system to be able to track VISA holders including students. I believe in withholding federal aid to cities and states that declare themselves ‘sanctuary for illegal aliens’. I support section 287 (g) of the INA (Immigration & Nationality Act) to permit state and local law enforcement involvement in immigration enforcement. Given the Biden Administration’s border policy resulted in drug cartels controlling the southern border with Mexico, I believe we need to station the U.S. Military on our border to regain control, and remain in control.
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I am pro-life; I believe life begins at conception, and there is inherent value in each individual life. My exceptions are the life of the mother, and the rape/incest exceptions. I believe our government should promote a culture that values innocent human life. I oppose tax dollars funding abortion. I support parental notification, the ban on partial birth abortion, and pro adoption policies.
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American cities should be centers of vibrant commerce, culture, and social life. However, Urban America is deteriorating with business and citizen flight, crime, homelessness, drugs, and filth. Urban residents are experiencing a declining quality of life. Sanctuary cities serve as a magnet for illegal aliens and criminal activity. The crime issue is complex; however, we can make great strides in reducing crime and violence afflicting American cities: Secure our border; stop the flow of fentanyl; deport criminal aliens; bring federal charges against criminals when state and local prosecutors fail to enforce criminal codes.
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I agree with those who want universal health coverage for Americans, however, I adamantly oppose government-run healthcare. I believe the principles of privacy, quality, accessibility, and affordability should be the basis for any healthcare policy. I will advocate for legislation that:
Ensures every American owns a Health Savings Account – these health care tools are portable, not employer owned, private, and can be left to the owners’ heirs as a way of insuring family members.
Promotes Competition – allow all Americans to purchase health insurance from any insurance company in the country, creating a national insurance market. Currently Americans’ and their employers are constrained by having access only to insurers in their home states. We need competition nationally. Competition raises quality and reduces costs.
Seriously Combats Waste, Fraud, and Abuse – It is estimated that Medicare and Medicaid are afflicted with approximately 100-billion dollars a year in Fraud and waste. This astronomical amount of money siphoned from our health care system is unconscionable. We need to create a special Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Unit, provide substantial financial rewards for information leading to a Fraud conviction, and enact severe penalties for abuse of the system. All dollars recouped from fraud and waste should be recycled into the Social Security and Medicare systems to keep those programs solvent.
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I will oppose any attempt by the government that threatens to take away our Constitutional right to bear arms and protect ourselves, our families, and our property. I will oppose all attempts to suppress 2A rights whether from domestic or international bodies. I support Constitutional Carry.
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Our priority should be development of the almost limitless sources of energy known to be located here in America. America has in shale oil three times the amount of proven oil reserves in Saudi Arabia. Trillions of dollars of assets could be added to our economy. Tens-of-thousands of union blue-collar jobs can be created if America increases domestic energy production. I want to create wealth for our economy, and create these jobs so our middle class has the economic opportunity and security they deserve. We need to safely extract these resources. If development of domestic energy sources cannot be accomplished in an environmentally responsible manner, I will not support development of that project. I strongly support the expansion of nuclear power in the U.S.
America must no longer rely on foreign energy sources. I will fight for true energy independence.
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DOGE should become a permanent federal endeavor. I also support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Private sector growth, tax cuts, spending reductions, and economic opportunity for the middle class.
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