Christopher Dodd
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| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America | |
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Assumed office March 17, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Glickman |
| Chairperson of the Senate Banking Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Shelby |
| Succeeded by | Tim Johnson |
| Chairperson of the Senate Rules Committee | |
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In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Trent Lott |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
| General Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee | |
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In office January 21, 1995 – January 21, 1997 Serving with Donald Fowler |
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| Preceded by | Debra DeLee (Chairperson) |
| Succeeded by | Roy Romer |
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United States Senator from Connecticut |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham Ribicoff |
| Succeeded by | Richard Blumenthal |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Steele |
| Succeeded by | Sam Gejdenson |
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Christopher John Dodd May 27, 1944 Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Mooney (1970–1982) Jackie Clegg (1999–present) |
| Children | Grace Christina |
| Alma mater |
Providence College University of Louisville |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1969–1975 |
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 United States Army Reserve
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Christopher John "Chris" Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period from 1981 to 2011.
Dodd is a Connecticut native and a graduate of Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland, and Providence College. His father, Thomas J. Dodd, was also a United States Senator from 1959 to 1971. Chris Dodd served in the Peace Corps for two years prior to entering the University of Louisville School of Law, and during law school concurrently served in the United States Army Reserve.
Dodd returned to Connecticut, winning election in 1974 to the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district and was reelected in 1976 and 1978. He was elected United States Senator in the elections of 1980, and is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history.
Dodd served as general chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997. He served as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee until his retirement. In 2006, Dodd decided to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, but eventually withdrew after running behind several other competitors. In January 2010, Dodd announced that he would not run for re-election. Dodd was succeeded by fellow Democrat Richard Blumenthal. On March 1, 2011, the Motion Picture Association of America announced that Dodd will head that organization.
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