WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Governors Association released the following statement regarding New Jersey Democrats selecting Goldman Sachs Executive Phil Murphy as the Democrat nominee for governor:

“With Phil Murphy, New Jersey Democrats have selected an out-of-touch candidate in the mold of Jon Corzine who would raise taxes, drive away jobs, eliminate school choice and increase unaffordability,” said RGA Communications Director Jon Thompson. “With the millions he made as an executive at Goldman Sachs, Murphy bought the German Ambassadorship, political favors, endorsements, the Democrat nomination, and now, he’s attempting to buy the governorship. Phil Murphy’s out-of-touch policies would take New Jersey backwards and hurt middle-class families.”