Tammy Murphy, the first lady of New Jersey and a Democratic candidate for US Senate, at an event in Harrison, New Jersey in November 2023.
Tammy Murphy, the first lady of New Jersey and a Democratic candidate for US Senate, at an event in Harrison, New Jersey in November 2023.
  • Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, is a leading candidate for New Jersey's US Senate seat.
  • Murphy recently said she hadn't thought about whether she supports abolishing the filibuster.
  • But her campaign told BI on Tuesday that she supports the move "to make meaningful progress."

Tammy Murphy, a leading Democratic candidate for Senate in New Jersey, is endorsing the removal of the Senate's "filibuster" rule.