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Christopher John Dodd (son of Thomas Joseph Dodd) was a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut. Born in Willimantic, CT, he graduated from Providence (R.I.) College in 1966 and served as Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 1966-1968. He graduated from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1972 and was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1973. He commenced practice in New London, CT, and served in the United States Army from 1969-1975 before being elected to the 94th Congress and reelected to the 95th and 96th Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1981). He was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1980 but was instead elected to the United States Senate in 1980. He was reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004, serving from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 2011. He was chair, Committee on Rules and Administration (January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003); Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (110th and 111th Congresses) and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2008. He did not run for reelection to the Senate in 2010.
