Sen. Christopher J. Dodd

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Chris" Birthdate: b. 05/27/1944 Birthplace: Willimantic, CT District: represents CT Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: JD, University of Louisville School of Law, 1972 BA, English Literature, Providence College, 1966. Last elected in 2004 receiving 945,347 (66.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money

Raised	$107,975	^(#550)
Spent	4580%	^(#9)
From self	0%	^(#34)
From individuals	5%	^(#559)
From PACs	30%	^(#414)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	93	^(#60)
Total cost	$512,987,000	^(#48)
Received	87	^(#59)
Total cost	$310,394,142	^(#43)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	46% left-wing	^(#357)
Predictable	92%	^(#296)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	29 times	^(#20)
Avg. length	1,405 words	^(#89)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,564	^(#138)
Introduced	336	^(#18)
Debated	55	^(#29)
Enacted	16	^(#28)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
AFL-CIO	100% (4/4 votes)
National Association of Social Workers	100% (3/3 votes)
American Academy of Pediatrics	75% (3/4 votes)
Consumer Federation of America	66% (2/3 votes)
Sierra Club	66% (2/3 votes)
American Nurses Association	66% (2/3 votes)
Public Citizen	50% (2/4 votes)
National Retail Federation	33% (1/3 votes)
More interest groups →
Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Top Contributors

Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data.
1 Wayne Holman	$4,600	on March 29, 2007
2 Ed Jr. Welden	$4,600	on March 23, 2007
3 Kenneth Mr. Reels	$4,600	on March 26, 2007
4 Thomas J Jr. Conheeney	$4,600	on March 31, 2007
5 Julie L Mrs. Macklowe	$4,600	on June 21, 2007
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Contributor Employers

Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data
1 Self	$1,036,760
2 Sac Capital	$276,100
3 Citigroup	$136,300
4 Bear Stearns	$116,550
5 Goldman Sachs	$102,600
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Lobby Contributors

New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings
1 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters	$11,017
2 Ms. Deborah Burke - U.S. Bancorp	$10,000
3 Ms. Deborah Winston - Ing North America Insurance Corporation	$5,000
4 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy...	$5,000
5 Mr. Walter Price - Wachovia Corporation	$5,000
More lobby contributors →
Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.

Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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