New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy announced Sunday she is suspending her bid for the U.S. Senate, a stunning development in what has been a bitter and dramatic Democratic primary for the seat currently held by indicted Sen. Robert Menendez.
Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, had been locked in a tough battle with U.S. Rep. Andy Kim for the party’s nomination to take over for Menendez, a fellow Democrat who said last week he would not run in the primary but might still run for re-election as an independent in the fall.
She was aiming to become the first woman ever to represent New Jersey in the U.S.
Tammy Murphy Drops Out of Race for Menendez’s Senate Seat (NY Times)
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy is suspending Senate campaign (CNN)
Kim will run on lines that had gone to Murphy (New Jersey Globe)
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