Morgan Murphy – Photo from Morgan Murphy campaign

CAMPAIGN 2026: U.S. Navy Reserve Capt. Morgan Murphy is entering the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat.

Murphy is a Republican who has worked in the Trump White House and is a former aid to U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, who he hopes to replace.

“In 2020, I served as a close advisor and press secretary to Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kash Patel,” Murphy said on his campaign website. “While many others abandoned President Trump, we stuck with the boss through to his last day, 20 January 2021.

“In 2025, I was proud to join President Trump’s second term as the Senior Public Diplomacy Advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Keith Kellogg. As a member of President

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