Dean Phillips: 5 things to know about Biden's Democrat challenger

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, January 23, 2024

2. Phillips is Jewish

The Pew Research Center identified Phillips as one of 33 Jews serving in Congress in its report titled Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress. The American Jewish World View elaborated on Phillips’ Jewish faith in a 2018 article published as he was campaigning for Congress for the first time.

In addition to identifying Phillips as a member of the board of the Minneapolis-based synagogue Temple Israel, the article detailed how the then-candidate served as co-chair of the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation and featured a quote from the future lawmaker describing the influence of the Jewish faith on the philanthropic organization: “While we share with countless organizations well beyond the Jewish community, we use our Jewish values to illuminate our philanthropy every single day.”