The "Dean Dozen" in American politics, was the collective term for six groups of 12 candidates endorsed by Democracy for America, the political action committee led by former Vermont governor and presidential candidate Howard Dean, in the 2004 elections. Those chosen to be in the Dean Dozens were Democrats. Governor Dean called the Dean Dozen "the progressive movement’s best chance at taking back Congress." Candidates Selected received significant promotion by progressive groups through emails, fundraisers, and speeches. Democracy for America also fundraisers for the candidates directly, using their membership of over a million citizens to seek contributions for candidates directly They came from across the U.S. and ran for widely varying positions, from county sheriff to U.S. Senator. No incumbents were chosen, and members of Dean Dozens also tended to target key districts. Candidates in bold won. In the 2012 elections Governor Dean selected a new Dean Dozen to receive the endorsement of DFA. List of Dean Dozens First Mary Ann Andreas: 80th State Assembly District, California Ken Campbell: Oconee County Representative, South Carolina State House Maria Chappelle-Nadal: 72nd State House District, Missouri State House Scott Clark, Mark Manoil and Nina Trasoff: Arizona Corporation Commission Kim Hynes: Connecticut State Representative Richard Morrison: U.S. Representative from Texas Barack Obama: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate from Illinois Rob MacKenna: Supervisor of Elections in Hillsborough County, Florida Monica Palacios-Boyce: Massachusetts State Representative Lori Saldaña: California State Assembly Jeff Smith: State Senator from Missouri Donna Red Wing: District 25, Colorado State House Second Kalyn Free: United States Representative from Oklahoma (Lost in primary) Tom Potter: Mayor of Portland, Oregon Alisha Thomas Morgan: Georgia General Assembly Samara "Sam" Barend: U.S. Representative from New York Peter Corroon: mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah Vicki Walker: Missouri State House David Van Os: Texas Supreme Court Patrick McCormick: County Council for DeKalb County, Illinois Jonathan Bing New York State Assembly Christine Cegelis: U.S. Representative from Illinois Don McDaniel: Georgia General Assembly Nelson Thompson: Board of Chosen Freeholders for Cumberland County, New Jersey Third Jim Stork: United States Congress from Florida Tami Green: Washington State House of Representatives Susan Clary: Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor of Orange County, Fl Eddgra Fallin: School Board in Huntsville, Al. S Missy Taylor: Kansas House of Representatives. Judge William O'Neill: Supreme Court of Ohio. Patti Fritz: Minnesota State House District 26B. Scott Kawasaki: Alaska State House Lois Herr: United States Congress