Democratic Presidential Candidates

Senator John Kerry -vs- Former Governor Howard Dean

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Senator John Kerry

POLITICAL: Democratic nominee for Congress, 1972; Lieutenant Governor, 1982-85 (elected 1982); US Senator, 1985-present (elected in 1984, re-elected in 1990, 1996 & 2002). Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1987-89.

PROFESSIONAL: US Navy, 1966-69 (awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts for combat action in Vietnam). Attorney. Assistant District Attorney, 1977-82.

EDUCATION: B.A., Yale University, 1966. J.D., Boston College, 1976.

PERSONAL: Born December 11, 1943, in Denver, Colorado. Married to Theresa Heinz Kerry. Two children; three step-children. Catholic.

Former Governor John Dean

POLITICAL: State Representative, 1983-87; Lieutenant Governor, 1987-91 (elected in 1986, re-elected in 1988, 1990); Governor, 1991-2003 (elected in 1992, re-elected in 1994, 1996, 1998 & 2000); Chair, National Governors Association, 1994-95; Chair, Democratic Governors Association, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL: Physician.

EDUCATION: B.S., Yale University, 1971. M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1978.

PERSONAL: Born November 17, 1948, in New York City, New York. Married to Dr. Judith Steinberg, a physician. Two children. Congregationalist.