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About
Christopher A. Coons is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Delaware who previously served as the county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010.
Background
Raised in Hockessin, Delaware, Christopher Coons graduated from Amherst College before earning graduate degrees from Yale Divinity School and Yale Law School. His early career included working as a relief worker in Kenya and for the National Coalition for the Homeless in New York, as well as clerking for a federal appeals court judge. Before entering elected office, he spent eight years as in-house counsel for the manufacturing company W.L. Gore & Associates.
Political career
Christopher A. Coons began his career in local government, serving as president of the New Castle County Council from 2001 to 2005 and as the county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he entered the U.S. Senate after winning a 2010 special election to fill the seat vacated by Joe Biden. He was subsequently elected to a full term in 2014 and became Delaware's senior senator in January 2025.
Current focus
Coons, Christopher A. represents the state of DE in the U.S. Senate. Coons, Christopher A. currently serves on the Africa and Global Health Policy, the Border Security and Immigration, and the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. They have sponsored 219 bills in the current Senate, including S.J.Res. 191; S. 4392; S. 4362.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Africa and Global Health Policy
- Border Security and Immigration
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Department of DefenseRanking Member
- East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyRanking Member
- Energy and Water Development
- Financial Services and General Government
- Intellectual Property
- Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
- Privacy, Technology, and the Law
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Select Committee on EthicsChair
- State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
118th Congress
- Africa and Global Health Policy
- Border Security and Immigration
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Department of DefenseRanking Member
- East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyRanking Member
- Energy and Water Development
- Financial Services and General Government
- Intellectual Property
- Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
- Privacy, Technology, and the Law
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Select Committee on EthicsChair
- State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Legislative Activity
222
Bills Sponsored
10
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