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Senator Christopher J. Dodd served for thirty years in the United States Senate and six years in the United States House of Representatives, representing the people and the state of Connecticut.

During his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Senator Dodd served as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Acting Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and as a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Over his three decade career in the Senate, Senator Dodd was an active legislator, authoring several landmark laws, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Affordable Care Act, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Child Care Development Block Grant, and the Help America Vote Act.

After retiring from public service in 2010, Senator Dodd served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association for seven years before joining the law firm Arnold & Porter, where he presently serves as Senior Counsel.