CHRIS DODD
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
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| 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
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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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