Chris Coons
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Coons (born September 9, 1963)[1] is the senior United States Senator from Delaware and a member of the Democratic Party.
Chris Coons | |
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| United States Senator from Delaware | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2010 Serving with Lisa Blunt Rochester | |
| Preceded by | Ted Kaufman |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| County Executive of New Castle County | |
| In office January 4, 2005 – November 15, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Paul Clark |
| President of the New Castle County Council | |
| In office January 2, 2001 – January 4, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Paul Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Andrew Coons 9 September 1963 (aged 62) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 1988) Democratic (1988–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Yale University (MA, JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
Coons won a special election in 2010 to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat when Joe Biden resigned to become the vice president of the United States.[2]
Chris Coons Media
Coons on the campaign trail
Senator Coons holding a press conference
A selfie of Chris Coons (left) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, 2024
Sen. Chris Coons. For more information on this event, visit: www.usip.org/events/south-africas-crisis-what-does-it-mea...
Coons with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on June 6, 2021
Coons in Israel on October 22, 2023
Coons (right) with then Labor Secretary, Marty Walsh (left)
Annie and Chris Coons at the inauguration of Joe Biden in 2021
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Other websites
- Senator Chris Coons official U.S. Senate site
- Chris Coons for Senate
- Chris Coons at the Open Directory Project
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Works by or about Chris Coons in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Profile at Notable Names Database
- Profile at Ballotpedia
References
- ↑ "Chris Coons ancestry". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "2010 Delaware Senate Race". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
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