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Phillips was one of the founders of the U.S. Taxpayers Party , which changed its name in 1996 to the Constitution Party. Phillips first campaigned for president in 1992, when he refused to support the re-election of George H. W. Bush in the race against [[Bill Clinton]] of Arkansas. He finished in seventh place in the popular vote with 43,369 votes  (0.04 percent).<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1992&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0 "1992 Presidential General Election Results"],  uselectionatlas.org.</ref>​

Phillips was one of the founders of the U.S. Taxpayers Party , which changed its name in 1996 to the Constitution Party. Phillips first campaigned for president in 1992, when he refused to support the re-election of George H. W. Bush in the race against [[Bill Clinton]] of Arkansas. He finished in seventh place in the popular vote with 43,369 votes  (0.04 percent).<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1992&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0 "1992 Presidential General Election Results"],  uselectionatlas.org.</ref>​

 

In 1996, Phillips was nominated by the U.S. Taxpayers Party, in [[San Diego], California, where the Republicans also met to nominate the unsuccessful [[Bob Dole]]-[[Jack Kemp]] ticket. Phillips finished sixth with 184,656 votes (0.19 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1996&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0|title= 1996 Presidential General Election Results|publsisher=Uselectionatlas.org|accessdate=June 6, 2020}}</ref>​  

In 1996, Phillips was nominated by the U.S. Taxpayers Party, in [[San Diego], California, where the Republicans also met to nominate the unsuccessful [[Bob Dole]]-[[Jack Kemp]] ticket. Phillips finished sixth with 184,656 votes (0.19 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1996&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0|title= 1996 Presidential General Election Results|publsisher=Uselectionatlas.org|accessdate=June 6, 2020}}</ref>​