Dodd, Christopher
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Christopher J. Dodd | ||
| born on | 27 May 1944 at 21:55 (= 9:55 PM ) | ||
| Place | Willimantic CT, USA, 41n42, 72w12 | ||
| Timezone | EWT h4w (is war time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   06°36'   15°35 Asc. 29°22'
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Biography
American politiician, Democrat, a Senator from Connecticut. The son of Senator Thomas Dodd, one of the lead prosecutors in the Nuremberg war crimes tribunals, Christopher Dodd was elected to the Senate in 1980 and has served three terms since.
The liberal senator is a graduate of Providence College. Following graduation, he spent two years in the Peace Corps relyiing on his Spanish fluency to work in a rural village in the Dominican Republic. Upon returning to the United States, Dodd enlisted in the Army and served in the reserves. In 1972, he earned a law degree from the University of Louisville School of Law. Returning to his home state, he practiced law in New London, but in 1974, he entered politics and was elected to the House of Representatives, where he was re-elected twice again.
Dodd is the fifth of six children. He is married with one child, daughter Grace, born on September 13, 2001. He staged a bid for the Democratic Party nomination for President in the 2008 race, announcing his intention on January 11, 2007. He dropped out after a poor showing in the Iowa caucus on January 3, 2008.
On July 31, 2009 he announced that he had received a diagnosis of prostate cancer and underwent surgery on August 11, 2009.
Events
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 13 September 2001 (birth of daughter)
- Work : New Career 1972 (law practice)
- Work : New Career 1974 (entered politics/elected to House of Representatives)
- Work : New Job 1980 (elected to Senate)
- Death of Father 24 May 1971 (father, Senator Thomas Dodd, died)
- Work : Gain social status 11 January 2007 (Announced intention to run for President)
- Work : Lose social status 3 January 2008 (Dropped out of 2008 Presidential campaign)
- Health : Medical diagnosis 31 July 2009 (Diagnosis of prostate cancer announced)
- Health : Medical procedure 11 August 2009 (Surgery for prostate cancer)
Source Notes
an anonymous source gave LMR 22:30 (10:30 PM), writing:: "from the horse's mouth" Since source was anonymous, data could not be verified, and the original record carried a Rodden Rating of C. However, on 9/19/2007 Stephen Przybylowski gave PT a time of 9:55 PM from birth certificate quoted over the phone and PT upgraded Rodden Rating to AA
Categories
- Family : Childhood : Family noted (son of Senator Thomas Dodd)
- Family : Childhood : Family large (five siblings)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (fifth of six children)
- Family : Parenting : Parenting late more than 40 (daughter born when he was 57)
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (House Representative and Senator)
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Democrat)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Prostate cancer)
