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| Preceded by | Abraham Ribicoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Richard Blumenthal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General Chair of theDemocratic National Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 21, 1995 – January 21, 1997 Serving with Donald Fowler (National Chair) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Debra DeLee (Chair) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Roy Romer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's2nd district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Steele | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sam Gejdenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christopher John Dodd (1944-05-27)May 27, 1944 (age 81) Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Thomas J. Dodd (father) Thomas J. Dodd Jr. (brother) Helena Foulkes (niece) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Providence College (BA) University of Louisville (JD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years of service | 1969–1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an Americanlobbyist,lawyer, andDemocratic Partypolitician who served as aUnited States senator fromConnecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is thelongest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. He previously served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981.
Dodd is a Connecticut native and a graduate ofGeorgetown Preparatory School inBethesda, Maryland, andProvidence College. His father,Thomas J. Dodd, was also a United States Senator from 1959 to 1971. Chris Dodd served in thePeace Corps for two years prior to entering theUniversity of Louisville School of Law, and during law school concurrently served in the United States Army Reserve.
Dodd returned to Connecticut, winning election in 1974 to the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 2nd congressional district and was reelected in 1976 and 1978. He was elected to theUnited States Senate in 1980. Dodd served as general chairman of theDemocratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997. He served as Chairman of theSenate Banking Committee from 2007 until his retirement from politics.[1] Notably, he is the partial namesake for theDodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
In 2006, Dodd decided to run for theDemocratic nomination for President of the United States, but eventually withdrew after running behind several other competitors.
In January 2010, Dodd announced that he would not run for re-election.[2] Dodd was succeeded by fellow DemocratRichard Blumenthal. Dodd then served as chairman and chieflobbyist for theMotion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 2011 to 2017.[3][4] In 2018, Dodd returned to the practice of law, joining the firmArnold & Porter. In addition to being a member of the ReFormers Caucus ofIssue One, Dodd was a close advisor to PresidentJoe Biden and served on his vice presidential selection committee.[5][6]
Dodd was born inWillimantic, Connecticut. His parents were Grace Mary Dodd (née Murphy) and U.S. SenatorThomas Joseph Dodd; all eight of his great-grandparents were born inIreland.[7] He is the fifth of six children;[8] his eldest brother,Thomas J. Dodd Jr., is a professor emeritus of the School of Foreign Service ofGeorgetown University, and served as the U.S. ambassador toUruguay andCosta Rica under PresidentBill Clinton.
Dodd attendedGeorgetown Preparatory School, aJesuit boys' school inBethesda, Maryland. He graduated with abachelor's degree inEnglish literature fromProvidence College in 1966. He served as aPeace Corps volunteer in a small rural town called Moncion, in theDominican Republic from 1966 to 1968. While there, he became fluent inSpanish.[9] (Later, while in Congress, his support for language study resulted in his being awarded the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Advocacy Award in 1986.[10]) Dodd was awarded hisJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Louisville in 1972. He also joined theUnited States Army Reserve, serving until 1975.
Dodd was part of the "Watergate class of '74," whichCNN punditDavid Gergen credited with bringing "a fresh burst ofliberal energy to theCapitol."[11] Elected to theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 2nd congressional district and reelected twice, he served from January 4, 1975, to January 3, 1981. During his tenure in the House, he served on theUnited States House Select Committee on Assassinations.[12]
Dodd was elected to the U.S. Senate in1980, and was reelected in1986,1992,1998, and2004. He is the first senator fromConnecticut to serve five consecutive terms.
Facing a competitive reelection bid for his Senate seat in 2010 and trailing against both of his likely Republican challengers in public opinion polling,[13] Dodd announced in January 2010 that he would not seek re-election for a sixth term in the Senate. Polls of Connecticut voters in 2008 and 2009 had consistently suggested Dodd would have difficulty winning re-election, with 46% viewing his job performance as fair or poor and a majority stating they would vote to replace Dodd in the 2010 election.[14]
During the1994 elections, the Republicans won the majority in both houses of Congress. Dodd therefore entered the minority for the second time in his Senate career. He ran for the now vacant position of Senate Minority Leader, but was defeated bySouth Dakota SenatorTom Daschle by one vote. The vote was tied 23–23, and it wasColorado SenatorBen Nighthorse Campbell who cast the deciding vote by absentee ballot in favor of Daschle.
From 1995 to 1997, he served as General Chairman of theDemocratic National Committee. As General Chairman, Dodd was the DNC's spokesman.Donald Fowler served as National Chairman, running the party's day-to-day operations.Dodd has also involved himself in children's and family issues, founding the first Senate Children's Caucus[15] and authoring theFamily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),[16] which requires larger employers to provide employees unpaid leave in the event of illness, a sick family member, or the birth oradoption of a child. To date, more than 50 million employees have taken advantage of FMLA mandates. He is working to support a bill that would require employers to provide paid family and medical leave. For his work on behalf of children and families, the NationalHead Start association named him "Senator of the Decade" in 1990.[16]
Dodd briefly considered running for president in2004, but ultimately decided against such a campaign and endorsed fellow Connecticut SenatorJoe Lieberman. He then was considered as a likely running mate for his friend, eventual Democratic nomineeJohn Kerry. He was also considered a possible candidate for replacing Daschle asSenate Minority Leader in the109th Congress, but he declined, and that position was instead filled byHarry Reid.
Dodd maintained an office inHartford, Connecticut, which was burglarized in 2007 by a man stealing property for subsequent sale to support his drug habit.[17]
On December 2, 2009, Dodd introduced a revised version of a bill addressing fallout from theGreat Recession to theSenate Banking Committee, which would become known as theDodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill contains his name as well as that of House memberBarney Frank.[18]
On January 11, 2007, Dodd announced his candidacy for the office ofPresident of the United States on theImus in the Morning show. On January 19, 2007, Dodd made a formal announcement with supporters at theOld State House in Hartford.
OpenSecrets noted that the Dodd campaign was heavily funded by the financial services industry, which is regulated by committees Dodd chairs in the Senate.[19][20]
In an unusual move, Dodd shared a plane with one of his rivals for the 2008 nomination. Dodd's friend and fellow US SenatorJoe Biden was running his own long-shot campaign, and the two saved money by sharing a campaign plane.[21]
In May, Dodd trailed instate andnational polls and acknowledged he was not keeping pace with rival campaigns' fund raising. However, he said that as more voters became aware of his opposition to theIraq War, they would support his campaign.[22] However, his prospects did not improve; a November 7, 2007Gallup poll placed him at 1%.[23]
Dodd dropped out of theprimary race on the night of the January 3, 2008, Iowa caucuses after placing seventh with almost all precincts reporting, even though he had recently moved from his home state to Iowa for the campaign.[24]
Among eight major candidates for the nomination Dodd, even with later states where he was on the ballot after withdrawal, won last place by popular vote in primary (afterBarack Obama,Hillary Clinton,John Edwards,Bill Richardson,Dennis Kucinich,Joe Biden andMike Gravel, also including uncommitted delegates and scattering votes).[25] He won a total of 25,252 votes in delegates primaries and 9,940 in penalized contests.
Dodd later said he was not interested in running forVice President orSenate Majority Leader,[26] and endorsed former rivalBarack Obama on February 26, 2008.[27]
In February 2011, despite "repeatedly and categorically insisting that he would not work as alobbyist,"[28][29] Dodd replacedDan Glickman as chairman of and chief lobbyist for theMPAA.[30][31][32]
On January 17, 2012, Dodd released a statement criticizing "the so-called 'Blackout Day' protesting anti-piracy legislation."[33] Referring to the websites participating in the blackout, Dodd said, "It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services. It is also an abuse of power... when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the facts to incite their users in order to further their corporate interests."[33] In further comments, Dodd threatened to cut off campaign contributions to politicians who did not support thePreventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act and theStop Online Piracy Act, legislation supported by the MPAA.[34][35][36]
On September 4, 2017, Dodd stepped down as MPAA CEO, and was replaced by former U.S. Ambassador to France andAssistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business AffairsCharles Rivkin.[37][38]
Following his tenure at MPAA, Dodd joined law firmArnold & Porter in Washington, D.C.[39]
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During the 2020 Democratic primary, Dodd was an advisor and surrogate for the campaign of his friend and colleagueJoe Biden. Dodd was a member of Biden'svice presidential search committee. He was reported to have spoken against pickingCaliforniaSenatorKamala Harris—saying that "she had no remorse" for "her ambush on Biden in the firstDemocratic [primary] debate"—and to have advocated forCaliforniaCongresswomanKaren Bass to be selected instead because "she's a loyal No. 2."[40]
On March 1, 2021, the public relations and advisory companyTeneo announced that it was hiring Dodd, while he was a top advisor to President Biden,[41] as a senior advisor at the company, and that Teneo had acquired a significant minority stake in the consulting firmWestExec Advisors, which had very close ties to the new Biden administration.[42]
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In his role as chairman of theSenate Banking Committee Dodd proposed a program in June 2008 that would assist troubledsub-prime mortgage lenders such asCountrywide Financial in the wake of theUnited States housing bubble's collapse.[43]Condé Nast Portfolio reported allegations that in 2003 Dodd had refinanced the mortgages on his homes in Washington, D.C., and Connecticut throughCountrywide Financial and had received favorable terms due to being placed in the "Friends of Angelo" VIP program, so named for Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo. Dodd received mortgages from Countrywide at allegedly below-market rates on his Washington, D.C., and Connecticut homes.[43] Dodd had not disclosed the below-market mortgages in any of six financial disclosure statements he filed with the Senate or Office of Government Ethics since obtaining the mortgages in 2003.[44]
Dodd's press secretary said "The Dodds received a competitive rate on their loans," and that they "did not seek or anticipate any special treatment, and they were not aware of any," then declined further comment.[45] TheHartford Courant reported Dodd had taken "a major credibility hit" from the scandal.[46] At the same time, the Chairman of theSenate Budget CommitteeKent Conrad and the head ofFannie MaeJim Johnson received mortgages on favorable terms due to their association with Countrywide CEOAngelo Mozilo.[47]The Wall Street Journal,The Washington Post, and two Connecticut papers have demanded further disclosure from Dodd regarding the Mozilo loans.[48][49][50][51]
On June 17, 2008, Dodd met twice with reporters and gave accounts of his mortgages with Countrywide. He admitted to reporters in Washington, D.C., that he knew as of 2003 that he was in a VIP program, but claimed it was due to being a longtime Countrywide customer, not due to his political position. He omitted this detail in a press availability to Connecticut media.[52]
On July 30, 2009, Dodd responded to news reports about his mortgages by releasing information fromThe Wall Street Journal showing that both mortgages he received were in line with those being offered to general public in fall 2003 in terms of points and interest rate.[53]
On August 7, 2009, a Senate ethics panel issued its decision on the controversy. The Select Committee on Ethics said it found "no credible evidence" that Dodd knowingly sought out a special loan or treatment because of his position, but the panel also said in an open letter to Dodd that the lawmaker should have questioned why he was being put in the "Friends of Angelo" VIP program at Countrywide: "Once you became aware that your loans were in fact being handled through a program with the name 'V.I.P.,' that should have raised red flags for you."[54]
Dodd was involved in issues related to the federal takeover ofFannie Mae andFreddie Mac during the 2008subprime mortgage crisis. As part of Dodd's overall mortgage bill theHousing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 before Congress in the summer of 2008, Treasury SecretaryHank Paulson sought provisions enabling the Treasury to add additional capital and regulatory oversight over thesegovernment-sponsored enterprises. At the time, it was estimated that the federal government would need to spend $25 billion (~$35.7 billion in 2024) on a bailout of the firms.[55]
During this period, Dodd denied reports claiming that these firms were in financial crisis. He called the firms "fundamentally strong,"[56] said they were in "sound situation" and "in good shape" and to "suggest they are in major trouble is not accurate."[57] In early September, after the firms continued to report huge losses,[58] Secretary Paulson announced a federal takeover of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Dodd expressed skepticism of the action, which the Treasury estimated could cost as much as $200 billion.
Dodd was the top recipient in Congress, followed byJohn Kerry,Barack Obama, thenHillary Clinton, of campaign funds from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 1989–2008.[59]
In February 2009, Kevin Rennie, a columnist at theHartford Courant, ran an op-ed concerning Dodd's acquisition of his vacation home inRoundstone, Ireland.[60] The article alleged that Dodd's former partner in buying the home had ties to disgracedBear Stearns principalEdward Downe, Jr. who had since been convicted ofinsider trading by theSecurities and Exchange Commission.[61] After paying an $11 million fine for his role in the scam, Downe later obtained apardon in the waning days of theBill Clinton administration. The controversial pardon was granted after Dodd lobbied Clinton on Downe's behalf. Dodd's letter to the President said, "Mr. President, Ed Downe is a good person, who is truly sorry for the hurt he caused others."[62] After Downe's pardon, Dodd bought out the interests of his partner for a price allegedly based on a 2002 bank appraisal of the Roundstone home, which yielded little profit for Dodd's partner.[63][64] Rennie criticized Dodd for claiming the Roundstone home was worth less than $250,000 in Senate ethics filings; some observers estimated the likely value in excess of US$1 million.[65]
In June 2009, Dodd provided a new statement to the Senate reporting the actual value of his Irish property at $658,000 (~$932,315 in 2024).[66]The Wall Street Journal later compared this issue to the ethical charges which led to the political demise ofAlaska SenatorTed Stevens.[67]
From the fall of 2008 through early 2009, the United States government spent nearly $170 billion to assist failing insurance giantAmerican International Group. AIG then spent $165 million of this money to hand out executive "retention" bonuses to its top executives. Public outrage ensued over this perceived misuse of taxpayer dollars.
The Fox Business Network's Rich Edson broke the story claiming Dodd was responsible for the inclusion of a clause limiting excessive executive pay in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.[68][69][70][71] On February 14, 2009,The Wall Street Journal published an article, Bankers Face Strict New Pay Cap, discussing a retroactive limit to bonus compensation inserted by Dodd into the stimulus bill that passed in the Senate.[72]
The same article went on to mention that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers "had called Sen. Dodd and asked him to reconsider."
When the bill left conference, Dodd's provision had been amended to include a provision preventing limits on bonuses previously negotiated and under contract. This provision was lobbied for by Geithner and Summers.
As Dodd explained in a March 18, 2009, interview on CNN,[73] at Geithner and the Obama Administration's insistence he allowed his provision's original language to include Geithner and Summers' request, which in turn allowed AIG to give out bonuses under previously negotiated contracts. However, Dodd's provision also included language allowing the Treasury Secretary to examine bonuses doled out and, if they were found to be in violation of the public interest, recoup those funds.
Dodd retreated from his original statement that he did not know how the amendment was changed.[74] Dodd was criticized by many in the Connecticut media for the flip-flop.[75][76] In a March 20, 2009, editorial theNew Haven Register called Dodd "a lying weasel"[77] The same day,Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green called on Dodd not to seek re-election in 2010.[78]
The Hill described Dodd as "reeling" from the controversy[79] and having "stepped in it" after changing his story about the bonus amendment.[80]
At a press conference in Enfield, Connecticut, on March 20, 2017, Dodd responded to critics and explained that his original answer to CNN was based on a misunderstanding of the question.[81] He also said he was disappointed that the Treasury officials who asked him to make the legislative changes had not identified themselves, refusing to confirm the identity of the individuals responsible for changing the amendment.[82]
The ManchesterJournal Inquirer suggested that "Chris Dodd's explaining may have only begun."[83]
Opensecrets.org reported that Dodd received over $223,000 from AIG employees, many of whom were Connecticut residents, for his campaigns.[84] Additionally, realclearpolitics.com reported that Dodd's wife was a former director for Bermuda-based IPC Holdings, a company controlled by AIG. She held this position before she married him.[85] On May 3, 2009, theCourant reported Dodd's wife served on a number of corporate boards, including theCME Group and could be earning as much as $500,000 annually for those services.[86]On March 30, 2009, The Courant reported that former AIG Financial Products headJoseph Cassano personally solicited contributions from his employees in Connecticut via an e-mail in fall 2006, suggesting that the contributions were related to Dodd's ascension to the chairmanship of theSenate Banking Committee.[87]
In 1985, Dodd and fellow SenatorTed Kennedy, were involved in an incident at a Washington restaurant, which a waitress reported allegations that the pair sexually assaulted her.[88][89] According to an account inGQ magazine, Kennedy grabbed waitress Carla Gaviglio, and rubbed his genital area against hers, while pressing her against Dodd's lap.[90] The incident was corroborated to the magazine by another waitress, as well as the restaurant's owner.[91]
In late-April 2020, it was announced that Dodd was a member of the vetting committee for theselection ofpresumptive Democratic Party presidential nomineeJoe Biden's running mate.[92] The appointment caused Gaviglio's allegation to re-appear in the news, in the context of the#metoo movement, andBiden's own sexual assault allegation.[93][94][95]
During this time, Gaviglio spoke again of the incident, acknowledging that Kennedy was the instigator, but also laying blame on Dodd. When asked about the vice presidential search, she stated she would still vote for Biden, but disapproved of Dodd being part of the selection process.[96]
Dodd supported amending theFamily and Medical Leave Act, which he authored in 1993, to include paid leave,[97] and a corporatecarbon tax to combatglobal warming.[98]
Dodd is credited with inserting the last-minute pay limit intoAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The pay restrictions included prohibition of bonuses in excess of one-third of total salary for any company receiving any money from the plan and was retroactive to companies that received funds underTroubled Assets Relief Program.[99]Fortune magazine however, panned this provision as likely to "drive the craftiest financial minds away from the most troubled institutions." This article also pointed out the Dodd bill delegated to the Treasury Secretary the right to approve appropriate restaurants for client entertainment.[100]
In May 2009, Dodd was the author and lead sponsor of theCredit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 22, 2009. The law requires card companies give cardholders 45 days notice of any interest rate increases, prevents card companies from retroactively increasing interest rates on the existing balance of a cardholder in good standing for reasons unrelated to the cardholder's behavior with that card, and prohibits card companies from arbitrarily changing the terms of their contract with a cardholder, banning the so-called practice of "any-time, any-reason repricing." Also included in the bill were provisions requiring companies to give cardholders time to pay their bills by requiring card companies to mail billing statements 25 calendar days before the due date and individuals under the age of 21 to either show income or have a co-signer in order to obtain a credit card. In a conference call with reporters after the bill was signed, Dodd stated his intention to continue work on cappingcredit card interest rates at thirty percent and to establish limits on fees that merchants pay when a customer uses a credit card for a purchase.[101]
Dodd announced on June 22, 2009, that he supportssame-sex marriage. He had opposed gay marriage in the 2008 election, but stated that his daughters are growing up in a different generation than his and that his views have evolved over time.[102] Same-sex couples have been able to marry in Connecticut since November 12, 2008, following the Connecticut Supreme Court's ruling.[103][104] In April 2009, the legislature overwhelmingly passed and GovernorJodi Rell signed a bill making all references to marriage in law gender neutral.[105][106]
In 1970, Dodd married Susan Mooney; they divorced in 1982.[107][108] Afterwards, he dated at different timesBianca Jagger andCarrie Fisher, among others.[109]
In 1999, Dodd married Jackie Marie Clegg, a native ofOrem, Utah, former longtime aide to SenatorJake Garn, Republican of Utah, and former official at theExport-Import Bank of the United States.[110] The marriage joined Dodd's family of New England Catholic Democrats with Clegg's family ofLDS (Mormon) Republicans from theUtah Valley.[110] The couple has two daughters, Grace (born September 2001) and Christina Dodd (born May 2005).[110][111]
Dodd was raised as a Catholic and attendsMass.[112] In 2007, Dodd stated that his Catholic faith taught him "to promote the common good" and "do everything possible to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable."[112] Dodd also credited his Catholic background with his decision to join the Peace Corps.[112] Dodd's two children werebaptized in the Catholic tradition andblessed in the Mormon tradition.[112]
He made a briefcameo appearance as himself in the political satire filmDave (1993).[113]
On July 31, 2009, Dodd announced he had been diagnosed withprostate cancer; his aides said that it was at an early, treatable stage and Dodd would undergo surgery during the Senate August recess.[114][115] The surgery, held at theMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, was successful.[116]
In 2008, Dodd received theWashington Office on Latin America's Human Rights Award.[117]
In 2014, Dodd received The Media Institute's Freedom of Speech Award.[118]
In 2016, Dodd received the Brass Ring Award from the United Friends of the Children, aLos Angeles charitable organization, in recognition of his work on behalf of children while in the Senate.[119]
In 2025, Dodd received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second highest civilian award, from President Joe Biden.[120]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 2nd congressional district 1975–1981 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromConnecticut (Class 3) 1980,1986,1992,1998,2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded byas Chair of the Democratic National Committee | General Chair of theDemocratic National Committee 1995–1997 Served alongside:Don Fowler (National Chair) | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Connecticut 1981–2011 Served alongside:Lowell Weicker,Joe Lieberman | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ranking Member of theSenate Rules Committee 1999–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Rules Committee 2001 | |
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| Ranking Member of theSenate Rules Committee 2003–2007 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Banking Committee 2007–2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Health Committee Acting 2009 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chair and CEO of theMotion Picture Association of America 2011–2017 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Senator | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Senator | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Senator |
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