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Name: Howard Dean, M.D.
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Birthdate: November 17, 1948
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Current Occupation: Governor of Vermont (1991-2002)
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| Past Experience: |
Lt. Governor (Vermont) (1986-1991)
Asst. Minority Leader, State House of Representatives (Vermont) (1982-1986)
State Representative (Vermont) (1982-1986)
Volunteer, Jimmy Carter Re-election Campaign (1980)
Chair of Democratic Governors' Association Recruitment Committee
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| Education: |
Yale University (BA), 1971
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MD), 1978
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| Professional: |
Practicing Physician (1981-1991)
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Was the first Democrat to file a presidential campaign committee, in May 2002
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Dean is considered to be the only candidate, as of 2002, openly speaking
out against Bush's policies
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Obtained the office of Vermont Governor after his predecessor, Richard Snelling,
collapsed by his swimming pool
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Dean and his wife, Judith Steinberg-Dean, met at med school - she still practices
medicine full-time; together they have 2 kids, Anna and Paul
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Dean is noted in Vermont for being a family man - as Governor, he never scheduled
meetings before 9 a.m. so that he could personally take his children to
school
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The most unstable part of his campaign so far is fundraising - he raised just under
$3000 in the first quarter of 2002
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Dean has hit rough spots with his state's congress, such as during his proposal and
support of Civil Unions (which several of his legislators strongly opposed);
At one point, Dean said the Democrats in Vermont's state senate
lacked "backbone" - within days emails began circulating among state legislators
mocking Dean's political ambition and presidential endeavor
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Dean is a self-proclaimed "fiscal conservative" whose platforms
offer widely-noted Progressive reforms - this combination has won him much
attention (and endorsement) from other politicians
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At present, Dean is labeled the anti-war candidate -- most of the other
Democrats running for the ticket have voted for or supported the war on Iraq
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After Al Gore announced he would not run in 2004, Dean, John
Kerry, and John Edwards immediately began pursuing Rob
Reiner's endorsement, as Reiner was a huge backer of Gore and donated much money
to his campaign. Who got the endorsement? Howard Dean.
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In the 1970s, one of Dean's brothers was hiking in Laos when he was captured by
Communists and executed - some speculate that this spurned Dean's interest in political
offices
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Dean has personally endorsed Meetup.com
gatherings - in a statement dated January 28, 2003, Dean encouraged his supporters to
use Meetup and said that he would visit the get-togethers as he toured the U.S. -
he has also begun to propose topics of discussion for upcoming meetings
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