CHRIS DODDImage


SENATOR (D), CONNECTICUT

Born: 1957 • Years in Senate: 6 • Contributions Received: $43,123,054 • Votes Missed: 6.8%
Email: http://dodd.senate.gov/index.p ... • Website: http://dodd.senate.gov/ • Phone: 202-224-2823


CONTROVERSIES: Awarded 'The Golden Leash', a symbol of the ties between special interest money and elected officials, awarded to Members of Congress who demonstrate egregious conduct in the quid pro quo practice of dollar democracy. Dodd took almost a million dollars from Securities, Investment, Accounting and High-Tech Computer industries, then delivered legislation benefitting those industries. See: The Golden Leash Award. Also: co-chair of the DNC during "ChinaGate', the John Huang funddraising scandal. See: Sourcewatch

 

TOP CONTRIBUTORS FINANCIAL SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Citigroup Inc $439,094
United Technologies $386,500
Bear Stearns $354,450
SAC Capital Partners $319,800
Deloitte & Touche $275,220
American International Group $271,438
Goldman Sachs $265,116
Greenwich Capital Markets $238,400
Travelers Companies $219,000
Morgan Stanley $209,725
Credit Suisse Group $197,050
Merrill Lynch $193,650
JPMorgan Chase & Co $189,523
Royal Bank of Scotland $186,150
PricewaterhouseCoopers $175,650

TOTAL

$13,205,556

SECURITIES and INVESTMENT
$5,822,625
COMMERCIAL BANKS
$1,261,413
INSURANCE
$2,150,646
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE
$576,636
REAL ESTATE
$1,821,433
ACCOUNTANTS
$937,753
COMMITTEES DODD LINKS
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Chairman) ; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

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