NJ-11: Murphy stumps for Gill (D) as special primary nears
In 2017, Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill (D-Montclair) helped Gov. Phil Murphy reach the statehouse. Eight years later, Murphy is returning the favor.
At a Parsippany event on Sunday morning, Murphy pushed Gill’s campaign to succeed Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill in Congress. Gill is one of 11 Democrats seeking the 11th congressional district’s seat; voters have already begun submitting mail-in ballots ahead of the Feb. 5 special primary election.
The two go way back: Gill managed Murphy’s victorious 2017 gubernatorial campaign and has remained close to the governor since. Before a few dozen elected officials and volunteers in Parsippany, the governor lauded Gill, saying he knows the district well and will be capable of delivering results when arriving in Washington.
“[Gill]’s on the right side of history in terms of the stuff that we all care about as Democrats: immigration, affordable housing, affordable health care, sucking as many federal dollars up to New Jersey as possible,” Murphy said. “As [Rep.] Josh Gottheimer says, and I love the phrase, they treat us like a ‘moocher state.’ Brendan could go in and turn that narrative around.”
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