Christopher Dodd
Full Name: Christopher John Dodd
Age: 65
Marital status: married
Politicial Party: Democratic
Current position: United States Senator, Connecticut (last time elected in 2004)
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Dodd, without GOP, to present bill
March 12, 2010
Bank Reform Talks Fail, Christopher Dodd To Go Solo
March 12, 2010
Dodd To Offer His Own Financial Reform Bill, Says Bipartisan Talks Failed
March 12, 2010
Dodd: Not Giving Up On Financial Services Reform
March 12, 2010
Senator to unveil financial reform bill on Monday
March 12, 2010
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Biography
DODD, Christopher John, (son of Thomas Joseph Dodd), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Willimantic, Windham County, Conn., May 27, 1944.
Previous Offices
- elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress;- reelected to the Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1981);
- was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1980, but was elected to the United States Senate for the term commencing January 3, 1981; reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011;
- chair, Committee on Rules and Administration (January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003), Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Tenth Congress).
Educational Background
- graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School, Potomac, Md. 1962; - graduated, Providence (R.I.) College 1966;
- served as Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic 1966-1968;
- graduated, University of Louisville (Ky.) School of Law 1972;
- admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1973 and commenced practice in New London;
- served in the United States Army 1969-1975;
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