About
Coons, Christopher Andrew A Senator from Delaware; born on September 9, 1963, in Greenwich, Conn.; B.A., Amherst College, 1985; J.D., Yale University Law School, 1992; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School, 1992; worked in the non-profit sector; attorney; served as president of the New Castle County Council 2001-2005; County Executive of New Castle County 2005-2010; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in the November 2, 2010, special election to the term ending January 3, 2015, a seat previously held by appointed Senator Edward E. Kaufman, and took the oath of office on November 15, 2010; reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
95% — Voted in 823 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
5.5% — Voted against their own party majority 45 of 814 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
337 — Attracted 337 cosponsors across 55 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
123 — Attracted 123 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
526 — 526 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
220 — 220 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Delaware election 2026: What to know about the U.S. Senate race between Chris Coons and Mike Katz
WHYY · Oct 10, 2026
Senator Chris Coons Calls for Strategic Review of US-Israel Military Relations
Headtopics · Oct 8, 2026
Ivan Torrez Moves From House to Senate
Legis1 · Oct 9, 2026
Prison Fellowship Releases Statement After U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing Its 50 Years of Prison Ministry
Globe Newswire · Sep 29, 2026
Enstructure, Diamond State Port Corporation and Stakeholders Celebrate Groundbreaking of the Delaware Container Terminal
PR Newswire · Sep 14, 2026
