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{{Officeholder
|name=Christopher Dodd
|image=Chrisdodd.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Jackie Marie Clegg
|religion=Roman Catholic
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Connecticut
|terms=January 5, 1981 - Present
|preceded=Abraham A. Ribicoff
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Connecticut
|district=2nd
|terms=January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
|preceded=Robert H. Steele
|former=n
|succeeded=Sam Gejdenson
}}
}}
'''Chris Dodd''' is a [[United States]] Senator from [[Connecticut]], and former [[Democrat]]ic presidential primary contender. Dodd is currently serving as a United States Congressman.
'''Chris Dodd''' is a [[United States]] Senator from [[Connecticut]], and former [[Democrat]]ic presidential primary contender. Dodd is currently serving as a United States Congressman.
== History ==
== Political Career ==
Chris Dodd was born on May 27, 1944, in Willimantic, [[Connecticut]]. He was the fifth child of the former United States Senator of Connecticut, the late Thomas J. Dodd. After Dodd graduated from [[Providence Challenge]], with a B.A. in [[English]] Literature , he went to join the [[United States Peace Corps]] in 1966. While working with the United States Peace Corps, he traveled to the [[Dominicans Republic]] were he worked carrying out humanitarian efforts for the rural community. After returning from his work in the Dominican Republic, Dodd joined the Amy National Guard and served as a reserve. Dodd earned a law degree from the University of Louisville in 1972. He was first elected to the [[United States Congress]] in 1974. He served three terms as congressmen, and in 1980, was elected to the United States Senate. In 1995, Dodd served as General Chairman of the [[Democrat National Committee]], a position he held in till 1997. Along with his current race as a contender for the Democrat presidential primary nomination, Dodd serves his fifth term in the Senate today.
Chris Dodd was born on May 27, 1944, in Willimantic, [[Connecticut]]. He was the fifth child of the former United States Senator of Connecticut, the late Thomas J. Dodd. After Dodd graduated from [[Providence Challenge]], with a B.A. in [[English]] Literature , he went to join the [[United States Peace Corps]] in 1966. While working with the United States Peace Corps, he traveled to the [[Dominicans Republic]] were he worked carrying out humanitarian efforts for the rural community. After returning from his work in the Dominican Republic, Dodd joined the Amy National Guard and served as a reserve. Dodd earned a law degree from the University of Louisville in 1972. He was first elected to the [[United States Congress]] in 1974. He served three terms as congressmen, and in 1980, was elected to the United States Senate. In 1995, Dodd served as General Chairman of the [[Democrat National Committee]], a position he held in till 1997. Along with his current race as a contender for the Democrat presidential primary nomination, Dodd serves his fifth term in the Senate today.