Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially political progressivism candidates at all levels of government. Howard Dean, a former Vermont governor and President of the United States-2004 Democratic primary, founded the organization, which is now chaired by his brother, Jim Dean. It aims to increase grass-roots participation in the United States Democratic Party and in government as a whole by encouraging members of the public to involve themselves in the political process both as activists and as candidates. The organization focuses on: * Supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates for all levels of office using grassroot volunteers, money, and advice in order to build a farm team of progressive candidates. * Training grassroots in get out the vote techniques. * Giving back to the community through service projects via DFA Corps. * Working with other progressive organizations. Some of this work is facilitated through their participation in America Votes. All U.S. states have local affiliates of Democracy for America. ==See also== *Dean Dozen *Citizens Action for Southern New Hampshire *America Coming Together == External link == * [http://www.democracyforamerica.com Official website] * [http://www.blogforamerica.com Official Blog] * [http://dfa.meetup.com DFA Meetup] Political advocacy groups in the U.S.
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Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially political progressivism candidates at all levels of government. Howard Dean, a former Vermont governor and President of the United States-2004 Democratic primary, founded the organization, which is now chaired by his brother, Jim Dean. It aims to increase grass-roots participation in the United States Democratic Party and in government as a whole by encouraging members of the public to involve themselves in the political process both as activists and as candidates. The organization focuses on: * Supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates for all levels of office using grassroot volunteers, money, and advice in order to build a farm team of progressive candidates. * Training grassroots in get out the vote techniques. * Giving back to the community through service projects via DFA Corps. * Working with other progressive organizations. Some of this work is facilitated through their participation in America Votes. All U.S. states have local affiliates of Democracy for America. ==See also== *Dean Dozen *Citizens Action for Southern New Hampshire *America Coming Together == External link == * [http://www.democracyforamerica.com Official website] * [http://www.blogforamerica.com Official Blog] * [http://dfa.meetup.com DFA Meetup] Political advocacy groups in the U.S.
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