Daniel Ayler "Dan" Dodd (born
January 27,
1943) is a
Vietnam War veteran and was the 2006
Democratic Party candidate
for the
U.S. House of
Representatives from the
Third
Congressional District of
Texas (
map). He lost to Republican incumbent
Sam Johnson, who
is also a Vietnam veteran.
Biography
Dan Dodd's
great-great-grandfather, Rev. Jess Dodd, moved west from Georgia
and founded the northeast Texas town of Atlanta in 1872. His
great-grandfather was the mayor of Marshall, Texas. Dan's father
served in the
United States Air Force for 30
years, including duty as a fighter pilot and bomber pilot during
World War II.
He took his wife and three children with him wherever he was
stationed, including
Washington, D.C.,
Japan,
France, and
Germany, where Dan graduated from high
school.
Dan enlisted in the
United States Army and was stationed
at
Fort
Belvoir in
Virginia. During this time, he received a
Congressional appointment to
West Point, from which he
graduated in 1966 with a commission in the Air Force.
Dan is
also a member of the
Fighting Dems.
Links
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