Navy Vet And Food Journalist Joins Heated Race For Former Boss’ Senate Seat

U.S. Navy Captain, national security official and cookbook author Morgan Murphy announced a run for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat on Monday, joining a crowded GOP field of candidates to succeed his former boss, Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

Murphy, a Republican, stated in his announcement that if elected he will “continue the MAGA agenda.” His entry into the race comes as several other candidates are jumping into the contest to succeed Tuberville, who in May announced he will run for governor of Alabama instead of seeking reelection to the Senate.

“Our foreign enemies couldn’t defeat American power on the battlefield, so they tried to destroy America’s liberties from within,” Murphy said in his announcement. “The radical left gutted our military, they mocked prayer, they flooded our country with illegals, they declared war on the American family, infiltrated our media and cancelled free speech, warped higher education; and pushed radical ideologies on our children.”

Murphy mentioned Charlie Kirk’s Sept. 10 assassination in his announcement, displaying an image of the slain Turning Point USA founder and stating that “it’s now more dangerous than ever for men of courage and integrity to stand up.”

“President Trump is draining the swamp and has the woke mob on the run,” Murphy added. “We need a leader with the fight and the courage to make the American values of duty, honor, country, great again.”

“I’m going to drive a golden MAGA stake through the heart of the globalist neocons who put America last,” Murphy said in an exclusive statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation