Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, 2005

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DNC chairmanship election, 2005
  2001 February 12, 2005 2009  


Chair before election

Terry McAuliffe

Elected Chair

Howard Dean

The 2005 Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairmanship election was held on February 12, 2005, to elect a chairperson to the DNC for a four-year term. Howard Dean was elected as the DNC chair, succeeding Terry McAuliffe.

Howard Dean American political activist

Howard Brush Dean III is an American physician, author and retired politician who served as Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 2009 and works as a political consultant and commentator. Dean was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election. His implementation of the fifty-state strategy as head of the DNC is credited with the Democratic victories in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Afterward, he became a political commentator and consultant to McKenna Long & Aldridge, a law and lobbying firm.

Terry McAuliffe American businessman and politician

Terence Richard McAuliffe is an American politician and former entrepreneur who served as the 72nd Governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. He was chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005, was co-chair of President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign and 1997 Presidential inauguration, and was chair of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.

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Howard Dean

Following the 2004 U.S. presidential election, some Democratic Party insiders wanted Terry McAuliffe to remain DNC chair. The netroots pushed for a different leader who would move the party away from the large donors. [1] Howard Dean, a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 2004, announced his bid to become DNC chair on January 11. [2] Other candidates to declare included Former U.S. Representative Tim Roemer of Indiana, [3] former Al Gore and John Kerry staffer Donnie Fowler, Mayor of Denver Wellington Webb, New Democrat Network founder Simon Rosenberg, Former U.S. Representative Martin Frost of Texas, and Ohio Democratic Party Chair David J. Leland. [4] Kate Michelman almost ran due to Roemer's anti-abortion stance, but she opted not to run. [5] [6] Harold M. Ickes also considered running, but did not. [7]

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Dean became the front-runner in the race, though Roemer received the endorsements of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Party leaders in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, respectively. [8] Though the executive committee of the Association of State Democratic Party chairs recommended an endorsement of Fowler, [9] [10] the group chose to endorse Dean on January 31. Webb dropped out and endorsed Dean. [11] On February 1, Dean announced the endorsements of 53 more members of the DNC, increasing his total number of DNC supporters to 102. [12] The AFL–CIO opted not to endorse a candidate. [13] Meanwhile, the Service Employees International Union endorsed Dean. [14] Without the support of the labor movement, Frost dropped out. [15] [16] Receiving little support, Leland dropped out as well. [14]

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Rosenberg dropped out on February 4 and endorsed Dean. [17] Fowler dropped out on February 5 and endorsed Dean. [18] Roemer, Dean's last challenger, dropped out on February 7. [19] Dean was elected by a voice vote on February 12. [20]

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