Christopher A. Coons DE Democratic Senator

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Mr. Christopher A. Coons
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One more thing to add to the list of questions for Musk when I subpoena him.

💬 128🔁 53❤ 292Oct 28, 2026

Eight months into Trump’s war with Iran, twenty-one American service members have been killed and hundreds wounded. Behind those numbers are grieving loved ones and families waiting for them to come home. I'm keeping them in my prayers. I'll keep demanding answers from the White House and Pentagon about the strategy and goals behind it until we get the clarity American families deserve.

💬 22🔁 4❤ 23Oct 28, 2026

RT @SenWarren: Nothing more terrifying than Trump's economy this Halloween. Candy prices are through the roof: Hershey Seasonal Peanut…

💬 1,261🔁 219❤ 1,181Oct 28, 2026

I join the nation in mourning the loss of Dolores Huerta. Her legacy will live on in every worker who refuses to give up on the promise of a fairer future, and every family made safer by the changes she championed. It’s on us all to carry that fight forward. https://t.co/czJ7O8G5fy

💬 8🔁 5❤ 27Oct 28, 2026

I’m calling for the Senate to subpoena Elon Musk and investigate his power to shut off a critical service Ukraine relies on to defend itself. No billionaire should have that much power over Ukraine’s future. https://t.co/SBCcyO2aHX

💬 1,347🔁 535❤ 1,619Oct 28, 2026

RT @CBSNews: Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said he suspects “President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were directly involved” in the di…

💬 328🔁 237❤ 643Oct 28, 2026

Today marks eight months since Trump launched the war in Iran, and Americans have spent more than $100 billion on higher gas prices. Trump may think this is a small price to pay – but for families in my state, it’s not. Let’s end the war now and get serious about bringing down costs.

💬 102🔁 9❤ 37Oct 28, 2026

Eight years ago today, 11 people were murdered while gathering to pray at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. My heart is with the families who lost loved ones and the Jewish community still carrying the pain of that day. We must never forget those we lost, and we must never stop fighting antisemitism in all its forms.

💬 12🔁 9❤ 54Oct 27, 2026

Any negotiations over Ukraine's future must include Ukraine. After years of fighting for their freedom, the Ukrainian people deserve a say in their country's future. A deal that rewards Putin's aggression isn't a lasting peace.

💬 176🔁 131❤ 762Oct 27, 2026

I hope Israelis head to the polls today looking for a change in leadership and a path toward peace and stability in the region. https://t.co/y2T6Sll2Wd

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Voting record, 119th Congress

94.3%Attendance863 of 915 roll calls cast

52Roll calls missed

94.1%Voted with the Democratic majorityon the 840 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against the Democratic majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Democratic majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority. The roll calls come from Voteview, which compiles each vote from the official record; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Nomination	Nay	Nomination Confirmed
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Cloture Motion Agreed to
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 9340A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 7008A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.Res. 852A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	Motion to Discharge Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.J.Res. 197A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Bene…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Bill Passed
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.	On the Amendment	Nay	Amendment Rejected

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.	Nay	Yea
Aug 7, 2026	H.R. 5334To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.	Nay	Yea
Jun 23, 2026	NominationDarrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador	Yea	Nay
May 11, 2026	NominationKevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2026	Yea	Nay
Apr 15, 2026	S.J.Res. 138A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.	Nay	Yea
Apr 15, 2026	S.J.Res. 32A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.	Nay	Yea
Mar 10, 2026	NominationLt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General	Yea	Nay
Mar 9, 2026	NominationLt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General	Yea	Nay
Jan 30, 2026	H.R. 7148A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.	Yea	Nay
Dec 18, 2025	NominationAlexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana	Yea	Nay

Source: Voteview · votes through Sep 30, 2026, the latest in Voteview’s data · Senate roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

66Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

592Cosponsored

1Sponsored that became law3 sponsored or cosponsored became law

240Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

83.3%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
International Affairs	99
Health	89
Crime and Law Enforcement	67
Taxation	40
Armed Forces and National Security	31

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

93.9%With the Democratic majorityon 854 issue votes

5Against both partiesmost Democrats and most Republicans voted the other way

47With the Republican majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Democratic majority	Against both parties	With the Republican majority	Rank among Democrats
Nominations	421	90.3%	5	36	34th of 47
Economics and Public Finance	197	99.5%	0	1	10th of 47
Immigration	36	94.4%	0	2	30th of 46
International Affairs	35	80.0%	0	7	46th of 47
Congress	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (47)
Environmental Protection	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Finance and Financial Sector	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (27)
Armed Forces and National Security	17	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (24)
Public Lands and Natural Resources	15	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (44)
Energy	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Government Operations and Politics	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (43)
Transportation and Public Works	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (45)
Sports and Recreation	10	90.0%	0	1	24th of 47
Other issues (9)Fewer than 10 votes each: Housing and Community Development, Taxation, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Crime and Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Emergency Management, Science, Technology, Communications, Families	36	100.0%	0	0	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among Senate Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Nominations · 41

Jun 23, 2026 · Nomination · Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 16 other Democrats.
May 11, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 1 other Democrat: John Fetterman.
Mar 10, 2026 · Nomination · Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Mar 9, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Dec 18, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 6 other Democrats: Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Jeanne Shaheen, Peter Welch.
Dec 4, 2025 · Nomination · Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 10 other Democrats.
Nov 19, 2025 · Nomination · Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.
Nov 18, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 12 other Democrats.
Nov 5, 2025 · Nomination · Caleb Orr, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs)
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 4 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 5, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Caleb Orr, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs)
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 4 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen.
and 31 more

Economics and Public Finance · 1

Jan 30, 2026 · H.R. 7148 · A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 22 other Democrats.

Immigration · 2

Jan 20, 2025 · Amendment to S. 5 · To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 22 other Democrats.
Jan 15, 2025 · Amendment to S. 5 · To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 20 other Democrats.

International Affairs · 7

Aug 7, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 5334 · To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 15 other Democrats.
Apr 15, 2026 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 138 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and se…
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 10 other Democrats.
Apr 15, 2026 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 32 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and se…
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 6 other Democrats: Richard Blumenthal, John Fetterman, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Charles Schumer.
Jul 30, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 34 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and se…
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 19 other Democrats.
Jul 30, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 41 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 16 other Democrats.
Jun 11, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 54 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defen…
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 4 other Democrats: Andy Kim, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Elissa Slotkin.
Jun 11, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 53 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain defense articles and ser…
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 4 other Democrats: Andy Kim, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Elissa Slotkin.

Sports and Recreation · 1

Sep 28, 2026 · Amendment to S. 4668 · To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 13 other Democrats.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 907 of the Senate’s 915 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (8): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. Nominations are their own issue. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with. The Senate roll calls come from Voteview; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Source: votes: Voteview · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 30, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
Senate Committee on Appropriations	Member	Minority	6
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies	Member	Minority	4
Department of Defense	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Energy and Water Development	Member	Minority	4
Financial Services and General Government	Member	Minority	3
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs	Member	Minority	4
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies	Member	Minority	5
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations	Member	Minority	2
Africa and Global Health Policy	Member	Minority	2
East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy	Member	Minority	4
State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development	Member	Minority	2
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship	Member	Minority	5
Senate Committee on the Judiciary	Member	Minority	4
Crime and Counterterrorism	Member	Minority	3
Border Security and Immigration	Member	Minority	4
Intellectual Property	Member	Minority	3
Privacy, Technology, and the Law	Member	Minority	2
Senate Select Committee on Ethics	Vice Chairman	Minority	1

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
118th Congress	2023–2025	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
117th Congress	2021–2023	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
116th Congress	2019–2021	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
115th Congress	2017–2019	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
114th Congress	2015–2017	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
113th Congress	2013–2015	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
112th Congress	2011–2013	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—
111th Congress	2010–2011	Senate	Senator	Delaware (DE)	—

Elections

Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Ted Kaufman, reelected to each succeeding Senate term.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$4,956,015Raised

$2,109,504Spent

$5,031,711Cash on hand

$0Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$2,137,245	43.1%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$69,616	1.4%
PACs and other committees	$1,636,187	33.0%
Party committees	$0	0.0%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$1,112,967	22.5%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $11,578 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Contribution size	Amount	Share
$200 and under	$0.35M	7.8%
$200.01 to $499.99	$0.09M	2.0%
$500 to $999.99	$0.33M	7.4%
$1,000 to $1,999.99	$0.99M	21.9%
$2,000 and over	$2.74M	60.8%

From the FEC’s contribution-size summary, which is compiled separately from the campaign’s totals, so these rows need not add up to the individual receipts on the Overview.

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

State	Amount
CA	$939,903
NY	$789,233
DE (home state)	$467,769
DC	$279,303
PA	$263,654
MD	$239,027
VA	$213,945
FL	$195,500
TX	$175,046
MA	$161,902

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR LLP	$129,125
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT	$50,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN	$32,500
CAPITAL GROUP	$23,750
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN	$22,000
LEIDOS	$20,750
BLACKSTONE	$20,000
AMAZON	$18,000
CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES	$17,500
K&L GATES LLP	$17,000

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: NOT EMPLOYED $537,448 · SELF-EMPLOYED $163,736.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

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Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	September 9, 1963¹
Birthplace	Greenwich, CT¹
Home town listed	Wilmington, DE¹
Party	Democratic¹

Education

B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 1985
M.A.R., Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1992
J.D., Yale University, 1992

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Associate (legal counsel), W.L. Gore & Associates, 1996-2004
President, New Castle County Council, 2000-04
County executive, New Castle County, 2005-10

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Offices

Washington, DC

218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-5042

Local offices

City	Address	Phone
Wilmington, DE	1105 N. Market St., Suite 100	302-573-6345
Dover, DE	555 E. Loockerman St., Suite 330	302-736-5601

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

Top employers of individual donors

Profile

At a glance

Education

Professional history

Offices

Sources

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