Today, Tammy Murphy announced Maggie Moran as her Campaign Manager in her bid for U.S. Senate. Moran, the founder of two award-winning public affairs firms, is a veteran political operative and experienced strategist who has played a senior role in seven statewide races for Governor, U.S. Senate, and President. Moran has a proven track record of success in the New Jersey political landscape and has vast  experience in strategy, communications, campaign management, federal and state government, and labor relations.

“I am thrilled to welcome Maggie to our team of highly-skilled and battle-tested experts,” said Tammy Murphy. “I have worked with Maggie before and know that she brings a wealth of experience in helping elect Democrats up and down the ballot and her knowledge of New Jersey’s political landscape is unmatched. I am confident that Maggie will be a huge asset for our team as we continue to build a broad coalition of support throughout the state and give them a Senator who will prioritize the needs of New Jersey’s working families.”

“I’m honored to join Tammy’s campaign and excited to lead her incredible team in her bid to become the first woman Senator from New Jersey,” said Moran. “Tammy is exactly the type of bold advocate and effective leader New Jersey’s children and families urgently need in the Senate. Tammy has shared her vision for New Jersey and will focus on the biggest issues affecting our families – protecting abortion rights, ending the gun violence epidemic, prioritizing affordability, addressing climate change, and defending our democracy – and I am confident our team can lead her to victory.”

Moran has founded two award winning public affairs firms and is an experienced CEO and strategist. She has served in senior roles for major public affairs campaigns both nationally and regionally in New York and New Jersey, worked for two United States senators, three Governors, managed statewide political campaigns for president, governor, and served as the Chief of Management and Operations for the State of New Jersey. She has also been involved in countless ballot initiatives, regulatory issues, business development efforts and public education campaigns including the passage of medical marijuana in NY and recreational marijuana in New Jersey.

Over the course of her career, Moran has appeared regularly on New Jersey and New York political power lists from outlets such as PolitickerNJ, ROINJ, NJBIZ, InsiderNJ and New Jersey Globe. She has also regularly been honored as one of the most influential businesswomen, as well as one of the most influential women in politics in both New York and New Jersey, including being honored as one of City & State’s “Above & Beyond” awardees, where she was specifically recognized as one of the top five businesswomen in the state of New York. Maggie has been a strong champion of increasing political participation for women, people of color and the LGBTQIA community.

Moran earned her Bachelor’s degree from Douglass College—Rutgers University. In November of 2016, she was one of only 80 Rutgers University alumni honored as a Rutgers 250 Fellow, a prestigious award celebrating the University’s founding in 1766.