Christopher A. Coons
U.S. Senator (Class 2), DE
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), DE current
Delaware |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), DE
Delaware |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), DE
Delaware |
Democratic | Nov 15, 2010 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General Government unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and Immigration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Intellectual Property unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the Law unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics — Vice Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.240, social dim. -0.208. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: James D. Maxwell II, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: James D. Maxwell II to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William J. Crain, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William J. Crain to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Robert P. Chamberlin, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert P. Chamberlain to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SRES 520 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. | Nay | Dec 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 131 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Dec 4, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Susan Courtwright Rodriguez to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Not voting | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 91 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Not voting | Dec 3, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Not voting | Dec 3, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew E. Orso to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Not voting | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Lindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lindsey Ann Freeman to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David A. Bragdon, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David A. Bragdon to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 130 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Nov 20, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 76 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Yea | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 89 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Nov 19, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ho Nieh to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Nov 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Nay | Nov 10, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Nay | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Collins Amdt. No. 3937 | Nay | Nov 10, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,000 recorded contributions totalling $2,186,985. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 239 of 1000 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 213 | $633,847 | 29% |
| Corporate PAC | 26 | $173,596 | 8% |
| Unclassified | 761 | $1,379,542 | 63% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,500 | COONS LEADERSHIP FUND | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $20,000 | COONS LEADERSHIP FUND | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Jan 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | COONS LEADERSHIP FUND | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Mar 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | COONS LEADERSHIP FUND | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,321 | AMALGAMATED BANK | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Aug 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,308 | AMALGAMATED BANK | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,206 | AMALGAMATED BANK | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | May 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,061 | AMALGAMATED BANK | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Jun 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Mar 6, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Dec 20, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Mar 21, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Oct 5, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | IMPACT | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Dec 20, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Corporate PAC | Jun 22, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)
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S 4591
US · Jun 18, 2026
NO FAKES Act of 2026
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S 4392
US · Jun 17, 2026
Energy Security Pacts Act
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S 4707
US · Jun 8, 2026
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a policy for the Department of Defense on maximizing autonomy and artificial intelligence systems…
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SRES 751
US · Jun 3, 2026
A resolution designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
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S 4664
US · Jun 2, 2026
Safer Choice Program Authorization Act of 2026
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