It is also a popular given name in Japan. Erica is also the name of a genus of approximately 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as heaths or heathers in English, and is the Latin word for heather.
Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 79th Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 2009. Dean was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Presidential Election, 2004.
Quick Answer. Bob Dole ran for president of the United States in 1996. He was selected as the Republican challenger to incumbent President Bill Clinton, but he lost in the general election. Dole was also unsuccessful as the Republican vice-presidential candidate on a ticket with Gerald Ford in 1976.