| Rep. Dean Phillips: The Jewish 2024 Presidential Candidate You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Dean Phillips, 54, is a businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Phillips has both owned and started several companies in addition to serving as president and CEO of his family’s liquor business, the Phillips Distilling Company. With a net worth of $77 million in 2018, Phillips is one of the wealthiest members of Congress. On November 24, 2023, Phillips announced he would not run for reelection. He has, however, launched a bid to become the Democrats’ nominee in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
 
Quote: “The whole candidacy of Phillips, a three-term congressman from Minnesota… has been that Biden is too old and unpopular to prevent Donald Trump from retaking the White House. “I adore Joe Biden,” he said just before launching his campaign. He is more hawkishly supportive of Israel and gung-ho about using the U.S. military to free American hostages, he criticizes Biden’s handling of the southern border, and he has of late learned to love Medicare for All, but otherwise, his ideological and issue set is largely indistinguishable from the president’s.”
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