Chris Coons Official Bio

Chris Coons

Christopher Andrew Coons is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons served as the county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010. He was the 1983 Truman Scholar from Delaware, and the first recipient of the award to serve in the United States Senate. He is a protégé and close ally of President Joe Biden, his predecessor in the Senate. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Chris Coons has 837 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2010 Debate as a U.S. Senate Candidate. The year with the most videos was 2017 with 102 videos. Most appearances with Chuck Schumer (23), Richard Blumenthal (12), Amy Klobuchar (12). Most common tags: Impeachment, Washington Politics, Supreme Court Appointments.

Appearances by Title:November 15, 2010 - Present U.S. Senator, D-DE View Map


Videos: 835

Previously

U.S. Senate Candidate,
D-Delaware c. January 1, 2010 - c. November 2, 2010 Videos: 2

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Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 8
    • Total Time Speaking: 52 minutes
    • Common Floor Remark Topics:

Bills

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