James H. Dean is an American political operative who previously served as chair of
Democracy for America (DFA), the nation's largest
political action committee. The brother of former Vermont governor
Howard Dean, DFA was founded in 2004 following the conclusion of his brother's
presidential campaign.
Early biography
Before 2002, Dean worked in marketing, business development, and sales at
Yankelovich Partners and
Greenfield Online.
Political activities
Dean helped raise money for his brother's political campaigns, and worked full-time on Howard Dean's first race, his 1986 run for
lieutenant governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
of
Vermont. In 2005, Jim Dean became chair of DFA. In this role, he has raised money, given speeches, and organized for DFA in his home state of
Connecticut.
During the
2016 Democratic Party primary, Dean was a supporter of
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. Dean left his role as chair in 2018 and was replaced by
Yvette Simpson
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Simpson received an undergraduate degree from ...
.
Personal life
Jim, his wife Virginia, and their three children live in
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. Located within the New York metropolitan area ...
. James, Howard, and their brother Bill were brothers of
Charles Dean
Charles Dean and Neil Sharman were American and Australian citizens, respectively, travelling through Southeast Asia on a backpacking trip in 1974 when they were kidnapped and killed by Communist guerillas. Charles "Charlie" Dean (aged 24) was ...
, who was abducted and killed by communist guerrillas in
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
in 1975.
See also
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Democracy for America
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Howard Dean
Notes and references
External links
Democracy for America
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American political activists
People from Fairfield, Connecticut