Jewish Voter Guide
Justin Murphy
U.S. Senate · NJ · Republican
Summary
Justin Murphy is the Republican nominee in New Jersey's 2026 U.S. Senate election and will face Democratic incumbent Cory Booker.
Justin Murphy is the Republican nominee in New Jersey's 2026 U.S. Senate election, challenging incumbent Senator Cory Booker. His public record on the issues covered by this guide is limited. Murphy's campaign national-security platform says the October 7, 2023 attack demonstrated that radical Islamic terrorism remains a threat and identifies Iran, alongside China
and North Korea, as a hostile foreign threat. He also calls for a U.S. military capable of fighting and winning two wars simultaneously.
The record
Positions come from public votes, statements and on-the-record interviews. Every claim links to its source. No aggregate score or grade.
Preventing a Nuclear Iran
Murphy's campaign identifies Iran as one of several hostile foreign threats facing the United States and calls for maintaining a military capable of fighting and winning two wars simultaneously.
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Condemning and Combating Terrorism
Murphy's national-security platform says the events of October 7, 2023 showed that radical Islamic terrorism remains a threat to civilized nations. His campaign also describes its security position as supporting a strong America that stands up to terrorism and hostile foreign governments.
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Response to Hamas's October 7 Attack
Murphy's campaign explicitly references October 7, 2023 as evidence that radical Islamic terrorism remains a threat. The statement does not name Hamas or Israel, discuss the Israeli victims or hostages, or state a position on Israel's response to the attack.
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