Christopher Dodd

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Chris Dodd
U.S. Senior Senator, Connecticut

Party	Democratic
Assumed office (class 3) January 5, 1981 Serving with Joe Lieberman
Preceded by	Abraham A. Ribicoff
Committees	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Rules and Administration Library
Born	May 27, 1944
Spouse	Jackie Clegg Dodd
Religion	Roman Catholic

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Chris Dodd is the senior Senator from Connecticut, and a Democratic leader in the Senate

1 Biography in Bullets
2 Nuremberg
3 Committees
4 Contact Information
5 GovTrack link
6 Books
7 External Links
8 Related areas

Biography in Bullets

Graduated from Providence College in 1966
Wife: Jackie Clegg Dodd
Daughters: Grace, born September 13, 2001, and Christina.
Worked for the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic from 1966-68
Served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1969-1972
Graduated from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1972
Elected to House of Representatives in Connecticut Congressional District 2 in 1974, re-elected twice.
Elected to Senate in 1980, re-elected in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004.
Started a PAC in 2004, indicating he might run for Senate Leader
Ran for President in 2008, but withdrew after the Iowa caucus.

Dodd has earned a Moderate Liberal reputation in the Senate.

Nuremberg

Dodd's father, Thomas J. Dodd was the #2 American prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials. As a result of that experience, the Senator feels passionately about the rule of law, and America's moral example to the world. (Source:What America Stands For by Steven C. Clemons.)