The Buying of the President 2008 : The Candidates :

Chris Dodd - Democratic

Christopher J. Dodd, a Democrat, is the senior U.S. senator from Connecticut. The son of a senator, Dodd joined the Peace Corps after graduating from Providence College and later, from 1969 to 1975, served in the U.S. Army Reserves and Army National Guard. During that period, Dodd graduated from law school and practiced privately in Connecticut. He was a U.S. representative from 1975 to 1981. Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, was a Clinton appointee to the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Committee Assignments

Dodd chairs the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and is on the Committee on Foreign Relations; the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Presidential Campaign

Dodd declared his candidacy on January 11, 2007, on a broadcast of “Imus in the Morning,” Don Imus’s radio show. He withdrew from the race on January 3, 2008, after the Iowa Caucuses.

Finance Reports

Presidential

Chris Dodd for President 2008

Campaign Committees (federal)

Friends of Chris Dodd (Senate) 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1992 1990 1988 1986 1984 1982 1980

Leadership PAC (federal)

Citizens for Hope, Responsibility, Independence, and Service PAC 2008 2006 2004

Interview

The Center has not yet requested an interview with Chris Dodd.

Financial Disclosure Statements

2008 Presidential campaign, 2006

U.S. Senate, 2006