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U.S. Senator from Delaware · Class II

Christopher A. Coons

Democrat 3rd term Not yet called Chair · Select Committee on Ethics

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$5.0M raised · top PACs: A New Direction PAC, Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PAC, Alsobrooks Victory Fund Breaks with Democrats most onNominations: broke on 19 of 203 party-line votes (9%; most Democrats: 5%)
94LoyaltyMed 96
94AttendMed 98
11BipartMed 9
47BreaksMed 31
In office
Senate 2010–now
15 years in CongressMore senior than 61% of the Senate
Committees
  • Select Committee on Ethics 1st minority
  • Foreign Relations 2nd minority
  • Judiciary 4th minority
Age
63

2026 election

Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date10866220391547
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—77306911

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 23% no bills
Armed Forces and National Security 17% 6%
International Affairs 7% 18%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Taxation; bills go to International Affairs and Commerce.

  • He talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Taxation), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), College Sports (Sports and Recreation).
  • 66 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberDepartment of Defense SubcommitteeAppropriations
Ranking memberEast Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy SubcommitteeForeign Relations
Vice chairSelect Committee on EthicsFull committee
MemberForeign Relations Committee2nd minority

+3 more on Background

Ranking member on the Department of Defense Subcommittee, more senior than 61% of the Senate, in the minority.

  • 15 years in Congress: more senior than 61% of the Senate.
  • Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

44% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Coons.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

44% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Klobuchar and Baldwin.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 55 · expected 67.5
Action in committee 9 · expected 7
Beyond committee 9 · expected 6
Passed Senate 2 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 39 of 100 in the Senate

1.02expected 0.64 · average member 1.00

2 of 55 bills passed the Senate; 1 became law; effectiveness 1.02 against a peer median of 0.64.

  • On the move: S. 4392 (out of committee), S. 2546 (out of committee), S. 4591 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.24
International Affairs7 of 31

With his party on the other 13 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 9 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 94% of party-line votes, breaks 47 times (peer median 22), most on International Affairs.

  • Position: −0.24, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Nominations 19 of 203, International Affairs 7 of 31, Energy & environment 2 of 23.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Coons$5.0M raised42%33%22%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

45% of what he raised came from individuals; 3% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$5.0M raised, 33% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2020): won by 21.5 points.

95 PACs of the 237 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. A New Direction100% D
  2. Advancing Democracy and Mobilization100% D
  3. Alsobrooks Victory Fund100% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

102 bills

Coons voted Yea on 11, Nay on 24, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 66 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.