Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign
Dean Phillips, the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, announced his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on October 27, 2023. He was one of four major candidates who have mounted primary challenges to incumbent President Joe Biden; environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew in October 2023 to run as an independent, while author Marianne Williamson suspended her campaign in February 2024 before unsuspending again later that month. The campaign was considered to be a "long-shot" run by Roll Call and NBC News.[8][9] On March 6, 2024, Phillips suspended his campaign following Super Tuesday.[10]
Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign
Dean Phillips
U.S. Representative from Minnesota (2019–present)
October 27, 2023
March 6, 2024
Steve Schmidt (advisor)[1][2]
Alondra Cano[3]
Jeffrey P. Weaver
Zach Graumann (campaign manager)[4]
US$7,020,232.44[5] (February 29, 2024)
Background[edit]
In July 2023, Phillips said he was considering challenging President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries. He has been outspokenly against a non-competitive primary and believes the party should welcome a new generation of leadership.[11] In October 2023, he announced that he would step down as co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee because his views on the 2024 presidential race were incongruent with the majority of his caucus.[12] He filed the paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on October 26.[13]
Primary results[edit]
Phillips received 19.9% of the vote in New Hampshire, a state that awarded no delegates due to violating calendaring rules, coming in second behind a write-in campaign for Joe Biden.[33] Phillips received only trifling support in South Carolina (1.7%)[34] and Michigan (2.7%)[35] and was not on the ballot in Nevada.[36] On Super Tuesday, Phillips came in third to Marianne Williamson or uncommitted in most other states. In Phillips' home state of Minnesota, he received 7.8% of the vote,[37] and came in third behind Biden and uncommitted.[38]