# Christopher Coons

Christopher Coons is a Democratic U.S. senator from Delaware.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Delaware
- Serving since: 2010-11-15
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001088
- FEC candidate IDs: S0DE00092

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001088 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

12% of Coons’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Delaware, the lowest of 41 Senate Democrats.

## What Coons says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,945 classified statements: 1,450 posts on X, 396 press releases, 82 Congressional Record speeches, 17 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Coons | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.9% | 10.9% | 27 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 38.9% | 36.6% | 16 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 75.4% | 77.8% | 31 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 19.3% | 17.8% | 15 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 18.7% | 26.2% | 33 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 2.4% | 30 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 29% (Senate Democrats 21%); International Affairs 28% (Senate Democrats 12%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (Senate Democrats 24%); Health 22% (Senate Democrats 27%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (Senate Democrats 22%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.01), from 5,685 donors and 4,860 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 94.0% (95.3%). 51 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 66 bills: 66 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 592. 21.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 7 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5637: STRATA Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5637
- S. 5676: Strengthening Civics Education Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5676
- S. 5471: AI Systems Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5471
- S. 5476: A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank. (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5476
- S. 5307: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Talent Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5307
- S. 5308: Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5308
- S. 5313: Quantum-GUARD Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5313
- S. 5186: ASSET Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5186
- S. 5170: Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5170
- S. 5035: National Coordination on Resilience for Security Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5035

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $5.0M (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 3.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2114739753215996193
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2114430666167169241
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2114501011197010421
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2113438112470741269
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2113643357000110395
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2113680481707254169
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Dear Delaware: What’s AI Got to Do With It? · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2113285149643436096
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2113378960276848719
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChrisCoons/status/2112710767816434043

## Links

- Official site: https://www.coons.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/ChrisCoons
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorchriscoons
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorchriscoons
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/senatorchriscoons
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001088

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001088