“We ought to take comfort in the fact that we all worked hard, we all get some credit for it and we need to move ahead.”
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Howard Dean
Howard Brush Dean III is an American physician and retired 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 an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election. Afterward, he became a political commentator and consultant to McKenna Long & Aldridge, a law and…
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science · American politician (born 1948) · physician · stockbroker · politician · also Howard Dean, Howard Brush Dean, Howard Brush Dean III, Howard Dean III, Dean
Born 17 November 1948 · Q337470
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2026· 6 entries
“. Well what I said was, the Republican leadership didn”
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“I was recently asked about the difference between the Democratic and Republican parties,”
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“more spiritual than religious”
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Howard Dean on Iowa: Expect 'huge momentum shifts' as caucus-goers weigh electability - ABC News
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Legacy obituary: James Howard "JD" Dean Obituary (2026) - DeLand, FL - Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home & Crematory - DeLand
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2025· 1 entry
KESQ News: Howard Dean Fast Facts
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2020· 1 entry
Published “Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 16,099 times.
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2017· 1 entry
Claimed: ““Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment.”” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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2016· 5 entries
Dean withdrew his candidacy
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Claimed: “Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “"A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year."” Mostly False.
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Campaign: 2016 presidential election.
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Published “2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure” in European Heart Journal — cited 11,120 times.
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2013· 1 entry
Dean expressed interest in running for the presidency in 2016, but instead supported former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's run for president
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2008· 1 entry
Published “MapReduce” in Communications of the ACM — cited 11,406 times.
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2007· 1 entry
It was reported that Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney were in early talks about making a "political thriller" based on Howard Dean's 2004 campaign, tentatively titled Farragut North
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2006· 1 entry
Accused Dean of hypocrisy
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2005· 2 entries
After all his opponents dropped out of the race when it became apparent Dean had the votes to become chair
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Career landmark: chairperson (2005–2009).
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2004· 8 entries
Campaign ended: 2004 presidential candidacy.
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In a speech at The George Washington University in Washington, D
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Dean founded the group Democracy for America
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KCRW: Howard Dean and Internet Politics: The Next Dot-Com Bomb?
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Dean's rivals John Kerry and John Edwards pushed him into a third-place finish in the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses, representing the first votes cast in primary season
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Campaign: 2004 presidential candidacy.
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Told Politico, "[Dean] was never afraid to challenge the way party establishment in Washington did business, and that doesn't win you friends in either party
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That his microphone only picked up his voice and did not also capture the loud cheering he received from the audience as a result of the speech
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2003· 1 entry
Received the endorsements of the Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
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2000· 1 entry
After the Vermont Supreme Court, in Baker v
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Governors or Statewide Elected Officials (1998).
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1991· 3 entries
Dean was examining a patient when he received word that governor Richard A
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Career landmark: Governor of Vermont (1991–2003).
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Dean became governor of Vermont, subsequently winning five two-year terms and serving until 2003
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1988· 3 entries
“Regarding Iraq: I hope the President is incredibly successful with his policy now that we're there.”
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“the Republicans are all about suppressing votes.”
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“The president and his right-wing Supreme Court think it is 'okay' to have the government take your house if they feel like putting a hotel where your house is.”
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1983–1987).
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1982· 3 entries
Was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives; he was reelected in 1984 and became assistant minority leader
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Although raised as an Episcopalian, Dean joined a Congregational church in 1982 after a dispute with the local Episcopal diocese over a bike trail.
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After a dispute with the local Episcopal diocese over a bike trail
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1981· 2 entries
Dean married fellow doctor Judith Steinberg Dean, whom he met in medical school, and together they began a family medical practice in Shelburne, Vermont
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Was elected chairman of the Chittenden County Democratic Committee
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1980· 2 entries
Was a Carter delegate at the Democratic National Convention
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Dean spearheaded a grassroots campaign to stop a condominium development on Lake Champlain, instead favoring the construction of a bicycle trail
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1978· 1 entry
And began a medical residency at the University of Vermont
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1974· 1 entry
Dean's younger brother Charlie, who had been traveling through southeast Asia at the time, was captured and killed by Laotian guerrillas, a tragedy widely reported to have an enormous influence in Dean's life; for many y
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1948· 1 entry
Born 1948-11-17.
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