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Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of Birth: September 9, 1963
  • Party: Democratic
  • Birth State: Connecticut
  • School: Amherst College (B.A.); Yale University (M.A., J.D.)
  • Term:2010 - present
  • Next election: 2026

Committee Membership:

  • Committee on Appropriations
  • Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Committee on the Judiciary
  • Select Committee on Ethics (Vice Chair)

Career Track:

  • Early career: nonprofit and corporate legal counsel
  • President, New Castle County Council (2001-2005)
  • Executive, New Castle County Government (2005-2010)
  • U.S. Senator from Delaware (2010-Present)