The Historic Murphy Legacy: America’s Leading Social Justice Governor By Alan Steinberg | April 12, 2021, 10:41 am | in Columnist
Early polling shows New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy with high job approval ratings as the electorate approaches the June, 2021 primaries. He is viewed as a governor of both empathy and principle, and this perception by New Jerseyans is highly unlikely to change, especially when contrasted with the Trumpian toxicity that continues to afflict both the state and national Republican parties.
Yet regardless of the margin in the universally anticipated Murphy victory this November, it can be said that Phil Murphy has already created a legacy of social justice that is viewed as a model for other governors throughout America. This legacy has two components: 1) Environmental justice; and 2) Voting rights for Americans of color.