Democrat Congressman Running for President Says He Won’t Seek Reelection

Rep. Dean Phillips is challenging President Joe Biden for the Democrat’s presidential nomination.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) holds a rally outside of the New Hampshire Statehouse after handing over his declaration of candidacy form for president to the New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, in Concord, N.H., on Oct. 27, 2023. Gaelen Morse/Getty Images

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said on Nov. 24 that he will not seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives, in an announcement that came several weeks after he launched a challenge to President Joe Biden.

Mr. Phillips, 54, said in a statement that his seven years in office has presented “historic opportunities to practice a brand of optimistic politics that repairs relationships and improves people’s lives.”