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Dr. Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is a Democratic politician who served as Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003. Dean was serving as Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, a part-time position, when Governor Richard A. Snelling died of a heart attack on August 14, 1991. Dean served out Snelling's term and then won election to five subsequent terms in his own right, the only governor in Vermont history to be elected governor five times other than Snelling himself. As a surprise presidential candidate skillfully mobilizing independents and previously-uninvolved citizens in the 2004 Democratic Party presidential nomination, Dean was ahead in the polls in December 2003 and was expected to win, but failed in his efforts to win several key states. Dean suspended his campaign on February 18, 2004 after failing to win a single primary where delegates were awarded. On March 2, he won the primary in his home state of Vermont, the only Super TuesdayIn the United States, Super Tuesday commonly refers to a Tuesday in early March of a Presidential election year. It is the day when the most states simultaneously hold their primary elections, and the single day when the most nominating delegates can be w state not won by Sen. John KerryJohn Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. In 2004, he ran an unsuccessful bid for the presidency as the Democratic Party's nominee, losing to incumbent president George W. Early life and education K.Dean's presidential campaign was remarkable at the time for its extensive use of the InternetThis article is about the Internet the extensive, worldwide computer network available to the public. An internet is a more general term for a set of interconnected computer networks that are connected by internetworking''. WWW information network structu to reach out to its supporters. The candidate's staff, and occasionally even the candidate, frequently " blogged" while on the campaign trail and even sought advice on important campaign-related decisions -- in at least two instances even making decisions through online polls of supporters. By soliciting contributions online, the campaign shattered previous fundraising records for the Democratic presidential primary. Dean has been credited with being the first national candidate to play to the strengths of the Internet, in particular by engaging the American public directly in the political process.
Dean is currently being spoken of as a potential candidate for the chairmanship of the Democratic National CommitteeThe Democratic National Committee is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. The committee was established in 1848 at that year's Democratic National Convention. Its current leaders are: Cha, though his own opinion on the move is as yet unknown.
1 Personal background
Official portrait of Dean in the Vermont State HouseThe Vermont State House located in Montpelier, Vermont, is the capitol and seat of government of the U. state of Vermont. The current Greek revival structure is the third building on the same site to serve as the state house. It was designed in 1857 and o in MontpelierMontpelier is the capital of Vermont, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it was the least populous U. state capital, with a population of 8,035. Barre and Montpelier form a small labor market area in the center of the state..
Howard was born in New York City to Andree Dean, art appraiser, and Howard Brush Dean, Jr. (deceased), former Dean Witter Reynolds executive. He graduated from Yale University in 1971 and spent the next few years working as a stock broker. Dean received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1978 and practiced as a physician until he became Governor of Vermont upon the death of Richard A. Snelling. Though he was born into the Episcopal Church, he became a Congregationalist in 1982.
Dean married Dr. Judith Steinberg Dean. She uses her maiden name (Judith Steinberg) in their joint medical practice to avoid confusion with her husband. Elsewhere she goes by Judith Dean or Judy Dean. The couple's two children, Paul and Anne, have been raised in Steinberg's Jewish faith.
