Howard Dean
| Howard Dean | |
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| Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
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In office February 12, 2005 – January 21, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Terry McAuliffe |
| Succeeded by | Tim Kaine |
| 79th Governor of Vermont | |
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In office August 14, 1991 – January 8, 2003 |
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| Lieutenant |
Barbara Snelling Doug Racine |
| Preceded by | Richard Snelling |
| Succeeded by | Jim Douglas |
| 76th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – August 14, 1991 |
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| Governor |
Madeleine Kunin Richard Snelling |
| Preceded by | Peter Smith |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Snelling |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Howard Brush Dean III November 17, 1948 East Hampton, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Steinberg (1981–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Yale University (BA) Yeshiva University (MD) |
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Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 79th Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 2009. Dean was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the United States presidential election, 2004. His implementation of the fifty-state strategy as head of the DNC is credited with the Democratic victories in the 2006 and 2008 congressional elections and the 2008 presidential election. Afterward, he became a political commentator and consultant.
He was the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1987 to 1991, and a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1983 to 1986. In the 2004 election, Dean was the top fundraiser and front runner, prior to the Iowa caucus, for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Although his presidential campaign was unsuccessful, Dean pioneered Internet-based fundraising and grassroots organizing, which is centered on mass appeal to small donors which is more cost efficient than the more expensive contacting of fewer potential larger donors, and promotes active participatory democracy among the general public. He used these methods when founding Democracy for America, a progressive political action committee, in 2004.
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