| Philip Maloof | |
| State Senate: | New Mexico |
| District: | 26th |
| Term Start: | 1994 |
| Term End: | 2001 |
| Preceded: | Martin Chávez |
| Succeeded: | Bernadette Sanchez |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | University of New Mexico |
Phillip J. Maloof is a businessman who served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate.[1]
Phillip J. Maloof was born May 16, 1967. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico.[2] He was first elected to the New Mexico Senate in 1994. In 1998, he was the chairman of the Senate's Democratic caucus.[3] Maloof was the Democratic candidate for New Mexico's 1st congressional district in a 1998 special election and in that year's general election. He put a then-large amount of money into his own candidacy, making it one of the most expensive races in the country.[4] He lost both elections to Republican candidate Heather Wilson.[5]
He is a member of the Maloof family.