Chris Dodd profile

Types	Person, Elected Representative, Political Candidate
Legal Name	Christopher John Dodd
Birthplace	Willimantic, CT
Date of Birth	May 27 '44
Gender	Male

Aliases	Christopher J Dodd Christopher John Dodd

(son of Thomas Joseph Dodd), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Willimantic, Windham County, Conn., May 27, 1944; graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School, Potomac, Md. 1962... more » (son of Thomas Joseph Dodd), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Willimantic, Windham County, Conn., May 27, 1944; 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; 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).

(son of Thomas Joseph Dodd), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Willimantic, Windham County, Conn., May 27, 1944; 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; 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 in 1980; reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998 and in 2004 and served from January 3, 1981, to 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 and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2008; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2010. « less

Relationships Interlocks Giving

Family

Jackie Clegg Dodd Jackie Clegg Dodd, wife of the Connecticut Democrat.

wife

Friends & Colleagues

Anne M Finucane Global Strategy and Marketing Officer, Bank of America

said to be close to

Professional Associates

Alexander Sternhell

an ex-Legislative Assistant (?→'03)

Roger Hollingsworth

staff member (past)

Government Positions

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Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee

Member [ +1 ]

Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee

Member [ +1 ]

Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Subcommittee

Member [ +1 ]

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Member [ +1 ]

Children and Families Subcommittee

Member [ +1 ]

Financial Institutions Subcommittee

Member [ +1 ]

US House of Representatives

Representative (Jan 3 '75→Jan 3 '81) [ +1 ]

US Senate

Senator ('81→'11) [ +1 ]

Economic Policy Subcommittee

Member [ +1 ]

Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee

Member

Office/Staff

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Richard Tarplin Lobbyist and Former Staff Director for Chris Dodd

Staff Director ('85→'93)

Debra Barrett Lobbyist and Former Health Care Policy Aide for Charles Schumer

Health-care Policy Aide (past)

Claudia James Former Legislative Assit of Chris Dodd

Legislative Assistant (past)

Karin Hudson Former Legislative Asst to Chris Dodd

Legislative Assistant (past)

Chris Fox Lobbyist and Former Intern for Chris Dodd

Intern

Shawn P Maher White House Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the U.S....

Legislative Director ('97→'06)

Stephanie Berger

finance director

Janice M O'Connell Gephardt Group lobbyist; former Senate staffer and advisor to...

Senior Foreign Policy and National Security Advisor (past)

Roger Hollingsworth

senior policy advisor and staff director (past)

Andrew Lowenthal

Position (past)

Other Positions & Memberships

Democratic Party

Member

Motion Picture Association of America MPAA

President & CEO (Mar '11→)

National Democratic Institute Assists political groups across the world; mostly...

Senior Advisor

Alfalfa Club An exclusive Washington, D.C. club for the rich and powerful, founded...

Member ('04→)

Education

Providence College a Catholic college in Providence, Rhode Island.,

Undergraduate (?→'66) ⋅ BA [ +1 ]

University of Louisville School of Law Now named the Louis D. Brandeis School...

Graduate (?→'72) ⋅ JD (Law) [ +1 ]

Services/Transactions

Joseph Cassano Former head of AIG Financial Products

unofficial fundraiser

Angelo R Mozilo Former chairman and CEO of Countrywide Financial

friend ('08)

Political Fundraising Committees

Chris Dodd for President Inc

Principal Campaign Committee [ +1 ]

Friends of Chris Dodd

Principal Campaign Committee [ +1 ]

98 Friends of Chris Dodd

Authorized Campaign Committee [ +1 ]

Donors

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Richard Plepler Co-President: Home Box Office

13 contributions ⋅ $19000 ('91→'08)

Ann Doerr Philanthropist

11 contributions ⋅ $16400 ('96→'06)

Ramani Ayer Former CEO of Hartford Financial; retired

14 contributions ⋅ $16000 ('91→'08)

John D Rockefeller IV US Senator from West Virginia

10 contributions ⋅ $15600 ('98→'09)

John Kluge Founder of Metromedia Corporation

11 contributions ⋅ $15500 ('91→'08)

Raymond Sackler Cofounder of Purdue Pharma

13 contributions ⋅ $14900 ('91→'08)

Millard S Drexler Director at Apple; Chairman and CEO at J. Crew

11 contributions ⋅ $14500 ('98→'08)

Fred Seigel President and COO of Beacon Capital

11 contributions ⋅ $14300 ('95→'09)

Peter Briger Hedge fund manager

7 contributions ⋅ $14200 ('02→'09)

Howard Stringer Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Sony Corporation;...

9 contributions ⋅ $14000 ('97→'08)

Donation/Grant Recipients

Tom Carper US Senator and Representative from Delaware

1 contribution ⋅ $1000 ('00)