Minnesota Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips, who announced a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination against incumbent President Joe Biden, the prohibitive favorite, announced that he will not seek re-election to his Congressional seat. His seat, the Minnesota 3rd, is rated D+8 by Cook Political.
“The fact is, I intend to be running for president well beyond that,” Phillips said in an interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, adding that he thinks “it would be irresponsible to continue to string both my constituents along and the other candidates who both have entered the race and who might be interested in entering the race.”