Christopher Dodd
Full Name: Christopher John Dodd
Age: 66
Marital status: married
Politicial Party: Democratic
Current position: United States Senator, Connecticut (last time elected in 2004)
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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;
- U.S. Chamber to Push for Tax Cuts, Clarity on Labor Rules (Wall Street Journal)
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