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Christopher 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

Christopher 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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A–Z by last name · 101 members

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

Ideological trajectory · dimension 1 by Congress

Christopher 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

Christopher 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

Christopher Coons’s 5 committee assignments in the 119th Congress ranked by seniority. Each row also shows how Christopher 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
Christopher Coons’s own positionCommittee’s blended position

Laws Christopher Coons sponsored or cosponsored

Every public law that Christopher Coons sponsored or cosponsored, newest first. Each law shows the part Christopher 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.