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Feb 8, 2024 · Dean Phillips, a moderate Democrat and a U.S. representative from Minnesota, is running for president in 2024. He challenges President Biden on immigration, climate change, education and other topics.
- As a hockey fan growing up in Edina, Minn., Phillips remembers watching the U.S. Olympic Hockey team defeat the USSR in the “Miracle on Ice” game at the 1980 Olympics: “It’s a memory that will be forever seared into my mind as the moment I learned that anything was possible, no matter how challenging the circumstances or how remote the odds,” he has written.
- He describes himself as a “ eternal optimist.”
- His net worth is approximately $124 million, making him one of the wealthiest members of the House of Representatives.
- “I’m one of the luckiest guys in the world,” Phillips has said.
Jan 11, 2024 · Throughout his campaign, the Minnesota Democrat has suggested that he's saying the quiet part out loud -- alluding that Americans don't want a rematch of Trump vs. Biden and are hopeful for change. Phillips -- a self-funded candidate -- also said he believes that Biden is simply too old to run for reelection.
- Overview
- Economy
- Health care
- Immigration
- Abortion
Dec. 12, 2023, 3:37 PM UTC
By Megan Lebowitz
Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., launched a primary challenge against President Joe Biden in October, following months of criticizing Biden's re-election bid.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said that the White House appreciated Phillips' "almost 100" percent support of Biden's agenda.
Phillips' economic voting record largely tracks with Biden's agenda. He has voted in favor of Biden’s major economic agenda items, including voting to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act.
Phillips, who was previously a co-owner of the Talenti Gelato company, has also said he favors economic policies that are "both pro-business and pro-worker."
Phillips supports universal health insurance coverage, according to his campaign website.
"I believe it’s time we make the moral decision to ensure every American has affordable, high-quality healthcare, regardless of their age, condition, geography, or ability to pay," his campaign website reads.
Phillips supports "enhanced border security, a pathway to citizenship for those here now, and a streamlined process for those seeking to enter the country legally," according to his campaign website.
He has criticized Democrats about the southern border, saying that “circumstances at our southern border, and which I visited twice, are a good example where I believe Democrats have not done the job.” He has separately called the border “an unmitigated, embarrassing, inexcusable disaster.”
"I don’t think government, and I certainly don’t think men, should have any say on what a woman does with her body, period," Phillips said at a town hall.
He has also said that abortion is health care and that he would protect women's right to choose.
Oct 27, 2023 · - The Washington Post. Who is Dean Phillips? The three-term congressman has mounted a long-shot primary challenge against President Biden. By Amy B Wang. , Meryl Kornfield. and. Maegan Vazquez....
Oct 27, 2023 · Rep. Dean Phillips, a moderate congressman from Minnesota, announced his presidential bid against Joe Biden in 2024. He criticized the current administration's policies on debt, defense, gun safety, and Israel-Palestine.
