<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Howard Dean formally announced on January 11 that he was officially entering the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) which will be voted on in early February. The ex-governor of Vermont had been unofficially campaigning for<wm> a role behind his state chairman.
Sally Nassmancik - she is a former secretary general who left The New England Center for Politics after seven years and now teaches political science in her community college.
For her second term on the council, the election takes effect on November 11, with the vice-president-elect and later in office serving two consecutive four-year terms. Nassmancik's opponents include Tom Carcetti, who has served on several major party committees, and John Carney.
</wm>Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean will host a party fundraising dinner at Notre Dame for his campaign for chair.