A Chicago man who conspired to bring 260 pounds of meth across state lines into New Jersey faces life in prison. Phil Murphy’s official portrait will cost taxpayers $135,000 — the most expensive gubernatorial portrait in New Jersey history. Murphy’s official gubernatorial portrait will cost $135,000, making it the most expensive governor’s portrait in New Jersey history. Robert Meyner, who left office in 1962, was the first governor to have an official portrait commissioned by the state. Since 1978, the New Jersey State Museum has overseen the gubernatorial portrait collection.