  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 ending with the 111th united states congress. dodd is a connecticut native and a graduate of georgetown preparatory school in bethesda, maryland, and providence college. his father, thomas j. dodd, was one of connecticut's united states senators from 1959 to 1971. chris dodd served in the peace corps for two years prior to entering [[university of louisville sch
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