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Christopher A. Coons

3rd term · 15.8 years in office: 2 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · DE · Democrat · since Nov 2010

Christopher A. Coons

Bills authored 31Missed votes 10 of 214Party unity 41% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 318 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Christopher Andrew Coons was born in 1963 in Greenwich, Connecticut, and raised in Hockessin, Delaware.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons He earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 1985, followed by a master's degree in ethics from Yale Divinity School and a law degree from Yale Law School in 1992.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons Before entering elected office, Coons worked as a relief worker in Kenya, a law clerk, and in-house counsel for a materials manufacturing company.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

Coons began his political career as president of the New Castle County Council from 2001 to 2005 and then served as the county executive until 2010.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons He won a special election to the United States Senate in 2010 and was elected to full terms in 2014 and 2020.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

In their own words

“This coming Saturday, July 4, 2026, I will once again be gathering with a whole group of friends and family in the small town of Hockessin, DE, where I celebrated our bicentennial.”

Congressional Record · Jun 24, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1985

    Graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's degree.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

  2. 1992

    Earned a master's degree from Yale Divinity School and a law degree from Yale Law School.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

  3. 1996-2004

    Worked as in-house counsel for W.L. Gore & Associates.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

  4. 2001-2005

    Served as president of the New Castle County Council.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

  5. 2005-2010

    Served as county executive of New Castle County.Source 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

  6. 2010-Present

    Serving as United States Senator from Delaware.Source 1: Christopher A. Coons — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Chris Coons

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

95.33% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Christopher A. Coons — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Chris Coonswikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

15.8YRS

In office · 3rd term · since Nov 2010

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

95.33%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1985 Graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's degree.
  2. 1992 Earned a master's degree from Yale Divinity School and a law degree from Yale Law School.
  3. 1996-2004 Worked as in-house counsel for W.L. Gore & Associates.
  4. 2001-2005 Served as president of the New Castle County Council.
  5. 2005-2010 Served as county executive of New Castle County.
  6. 2010-Present Serving as United States Senator from Delaware.
Senate Select Committee on Ethics vice chairSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Foreign RelationsSenate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipSenate Committee on the JudiciarySenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Defense subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Africa and Global Health Policy subcommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary · Border Security and Immigration subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary · Crime and Counterterrorism subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Financial Services and General Government subcommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary · Intellectual Property subcommitteeSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy subcommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary · Privacy, Technology, and the Law subcommitteeSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee31 bills authored · 1 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 46 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 27 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 53 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 61 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 69 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$3.9MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $100.0K · 40 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.3M · 33.3%
  • Itemized individual$1.8M · 46.1%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$52.5K · 1.3%
  • All other$761.8K · 19.3%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.240
Social (dim 2)-0.206

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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