John J. Murphy

John J. Murphy (born 1959) is an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey.

Currently, he serves as a commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Elections. The staff of the Board of Elections oversees elections and hires/trains poll workers.

He served five three year terms on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1998 to 2012. He served two terms as Freeholder Director and over his tenure was the board's liaison to the Department of Administration and Finance, Department of Economic Development, Department of Law and Public Safety, and Department of Human Services.

He also served five years on the Morris Township governing body from 1994 to 1998. He was Mayor of Morris Township in both 1996 and 1997.

In January 2005, Murphy announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 2005 race for Governor of New Jersey, with plans to advocate for an elected attorney general and an elected auditor general. He planned to decrease waste and fraud in state government. Murphy’s campaign touched on bringing three basic ideas back to state government—accountability, accessibility, and honesty. Murphy finished third in balloting for the Republican nomination, with 14% of the vote, behind Doug Forrester who won the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36%, and Bret Schundler, who received 31%. Murphy won Morris County and was competitive in other counties.

He was honored in 2015 by the Boys Scouts of America at their 20th Annual Morris Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner. He was recognized for outstanding community service and leadership within the Morris County community.

He has been the recipient of numerous leadership awards including the first annual Alex DeCroce Leadership Award in 2012.

MCEDC (Morris County Economic Development Corporation) honored John Murphy for his contribution to economic development in Morris County with the 2011 Economic Development Leadership Award.

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