Christopher John Dodd is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in
Official portrait, c. 2006
Dodd speaking on the campaign trail, January 2007.
Dodd with President Joe Biden in 2021
Dodd giving a speech at Naval Submarine Base New London, July 1985.
Richard Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a member of the Senate since 2011.
Chris Dodd
…running behind several other competitors. In January 2010, Dodd announced that he would not run for re-election. Dodd was succeeded by fellow Democrat Richard Blumenthal. Dodd then served as chairman and chief lobbyist for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, Dodd returned to the…
Blumenthal in the U.S. Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Distinguished Public Service Medal to U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal in 2012.
Blumenthal with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on October 22, 2023