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Chris Coons

Delaware · Democrat

In the Senate since 2010 · 9 Congresses served

About

Christopher Andrew Coons is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010.

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In the 119th Congress

Chris Coons sits 39th from the left of 102 scored senators (2 of them since left office, marked "former" below). Ringed below; the rest of the chamber is faded.

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Most looked up (Wikipedia) · 101 members

Sen. Jon OssoffD-GASen. Mitch McConnellR-KYSen. Bernie SandersI-VTSen. Darline GrahamR-SCSen. John KennedyR-LASen. John FettermanD-PASen. Ted CruzR-TXSen. Chuck GrassleyR-IASen. Josh HawleyR-MOSen. Mark KellyD-AZSen. Susan CollinsR-MESen. Chuck SchumerD-NYSen. Cory BookerD-NJSen. Ashley MoodyR-FLSen. Jon HustedR-OHSen. Elissa SlotkinD-MISen. Amy KlobucharD-MNSen. Elizabeth WarrenD-MASen. Marsha BlackburnR-TNSen. Tommy TubervilleR-ALSen. John CornynR-TXSen. Rand PaulR-KYSen. Bernie MorenoR-OHSen. Ed MarkeyD-MASen. Raphael WarnockD-GASen. Rick ScottR-FLSen. John ThuneR-SDSen. Adam SchiffD-CASen. Tom CottonR-ARSen. Tim ScottR-SCSen. Richard BlumenthalD-CTSen. Dan SullivanR-AKSen. Roger MarshallR-KSSen. Kirsten GillibrandD-NYSen. Thom TillisR-NCSen. Mark WarnerD-VASen. Dave McCormickR-PASen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NHSen. Chris Van HollenD-MDSen. Ruben GallegoD-AZSen. Gary PetersD-MISen. Chris MurphyD-CTSen. Tim KaineD-VASen. Lisa MurkowskiR-AKSen. Tammy DuckworthD-ILSen. Katie BrittR-ALSen. Dick DurbinD-ILSen. Bill CassidyR-LASen. Angus KingI-MESen. Alex PadillaD-CASen. Jim JusticeR-WVSen. Pete RickettsR-NESen. Joni ErnstR-IASen. Sheldon WhitehouseD-RISen. Patty MurrayD-WASen. Tammy BaldwinD-WISen. Tim SheehyR-MTSen. Ron JohnsonR-WISen. Michael BennetD-COSen. Eric SchmittR-MOSen. John HickenlooperD-COSen. Andy KimD-NJSen. Mike LeeR-UTSen. Ron WydenD-ORSen. Maggie HassanD-NHSen. Tina SmithD-MNSen. Bill HagertyR-TNSen. Peter WelchD-VTSen. Jim RischR-IDSen. Alan ArmstrongR-OKSen. Angela AlsobrooksD-MDSen. John BarrassoR-WYSen. Shelley Moore CapitoR-WVSen. Mazie HironoD-HISen. Ted BuddR-NCSen. Jack ReedD-RISen. Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MSSen. Brian SchatzD-HISen. Maria CantwellD-WASen. Cynthia LummisR-WYSen. Jeff MerkleyD-ORSen. John CurtisR-UTSen. Todd YoungR-INSen. Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVSen. Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DESen. Steve DainesR-MTSen. Jim BanksR-INSen. Ben Ray LujánD-NMSen. James LankfordR-OKSen. Jerry MoranR-KSSen. Martin HeinrichD-NMSen. Roger WickerR-MSSen. Jacky RosenD-NVSen. John BoozmanR-ARSen. Mike RoundsR-SDSen. Mike CrapoR-IDSen. Deb FischerR-NESen. John HoevenR-NDSen. Kevin CramerR-NDSen. Lindsey GrahamR-SC (fmr)Sen. Markwayne MullinR-OK (fmr)

Ideological trajectory · dimension 1 by Congress

Chris Coons's per-Congress position (nokken–poole), against the party mean.

-0.50-0.250.00200920132017202120252023: -0.312023: -0.38

Delaware delegation · both senators on dimension 1

Chris Coons and their seatmate, gap 0.21. All 50 delegations →

-1.0-0.50.00.51.0DelawareBlunt Rochester -0.47Coons -0.260.21

Committee memberships

Chris Coons’s 5 committee assignments in the 119th Congress ranked by seniority. Each row also shows how Chris Coons’s own position compares to that committee’s overall blend.

Ethics
6 members · seniority rank 1
Δ 0.39 from center
Foreign Relations
22 members · seniority rank 2
Δ 0.48 from center
▸Serves on 4 subcommittees
  • East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyRanking Member
    11 members
  • Africa and Global Health Policy
    11 members
  • Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
    11 members
  • State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
    11 members
Judiciary
21 members · seniority rank 4
Δ 0.42 from center
▸Serves on 4 subcommittees
  • Border Security and Immigration
    12 members
  • Crime and Counterterrorism
    10 members
  • Intellectual Property
    11 members
  • Privacy, Technology, and the Law
    10 members
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
19 members · seniority rank 5
Δ 0.40 from center
Appropriations
28 members · seniority rank 6
Δ 0.30 from center
▸Serves on 6 subcommittees
  • Department of DefenseRanking Member
    17 members
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
    17 members
  • Energy and Water Development
    17 members
  • Financial Services and General Government
    10 members
  • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    14 members
  • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    16 members
Chris Coons’s own positionCommittee’s blended position

Laws Chris Coons sponsored or cosponsored

Every public law that Chris Coons sponsored or cosponsored, newest first. Each law shows the part Chris Coons played, the policy area, and its closest recorded final-passage vote. Only bills that became law appear: most bills a member sponsors never do.

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    Data notes

    Public laws from the 93rd Congress (1973) on, from Congress.gov and GovInfo bill data, listed under the bill that was enacted. Cosponsors who withdrew are not counted. “Major” follows David Mayhew’s list of important enactments, which stops at the 118th Congress; later laws are not yet assessed. Votes and policy areas are as on the Laws page.

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    Financial disclosures · Senate

    Net worth over time

    Net worth for 2025

    $15.05M+

    Range $5.16M or more

    $15M$10M$5M$02013201520172019202120232025
    MidpointFull reported range

    W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. Company: W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, DE) Description: Manufacturing

    $1M+

    Spouse · Corporate Securities Non-Public Stock

    Over $1,000,000 and held independently by spouse or dependent child

    Lewes Townhouse Description: Real Estate (Lewes, Delaware) Filer comment: Gifted by S. Gore to her three sons, which includes Chris Coons (1/3 to each). Full value reported.

    $3M

    Self · Real Estate Residential

    $1,000,001 - $5,000,000

    Sanibel Island Condo Description: Real Estate (Sanibel Island, Florida) Filer comment: Gifted by S. Gore to her three sons, which includes Chris Coons (1/3 to each). Full value reported.

    $3M

    Self · Real Estate Residential

    $1,000,001 - $5,000,000

    Total assets$6.66M or more
    Total liabilities$750K – $1.5M
    Net worth$5.16M or more
    Midpoint estimate$15.05M+

    Values are the bands reported on the filing; midpoints are our estimate. Source: Senate eFD PDF, filed in 2026.

    Members of Congress don't report a net worth. They file annual disclosures listing assets and liabilities as value ranges, like “$15,001-$50,000.” We take the midpoint of each range and subtract liabilities from assets to estimate net worth. Expect wide margins: these are estimates, best read as trends and comparisons rather than exact totals.

    How to read this

    What's in a filing. Each year, members report the previous year's assets (stocks, funds, real estate other than a personal residence, retirement accounts, business interests, bank accounts) and liabilities. A spouse's or dependent child's holdings are included; a member's home, vehicles and household goods generally are not.

    Why ranges. Each item is reported within a set band, not as an exact amount, and the bands widen as values grow. The top band is open-ended (“over $X”), so a very large holding is shown with a floor, not an estimate.

    How we estimate. Net worth is the sum of asset midpoints minus the sum of liability midpoints, so the true figure could sit well above or below ours. Filings we couldn't read with confidence are flagged, and some years are missing.

    What it can and can't tell you. Comparing a member to themselves over time is more reliable than comparing two members. A year-to-year jump can be an asset crossing into the next band.

    Years are the year each report covers, so a report filed in 2025 appears as 2024. The line traces the midpoint and the shaded band shows the full reported range. Source: Senate eFD.