DemocratIn office since Nov 2010

Chris Coons

U.S. Senator from Delaware since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2032.

U.S. Senator from DelawareBorn 1963Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 15 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 1; 66 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 5.7%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +27.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2032; Nov 2, 2032

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on AppropriationsCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesDepartment of Defense · Ranking MemberEnergy and Water DevelopmentFinancial Services and General GovernmentState, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsAfrica and Global Health PolicyEast Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy · Ranking MemberMultilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental PolicyState Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate Committee on the JudiciaryCrime and CounterterrorismBorder Security and ImmigrationIntellectual PropertyPrivacy, Technology, and the Law
Senate Select Committee on Ethics · Vice Chairman

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 66 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 3424 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
Finance and Financial Sector · Became law Feb 2026

S 1659 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
Finance and Financial Sector · Passed Senate Aug 2025

S 4392 Energy Security Pacts Act
International Affairs · In committee Jul 2026

S 2546 A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services…
Public Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Jul 2026

S 4591 NO FAKES Act of 2026
Commerce · In committee Jun 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Coons sits in the U.S. Senate

Coons is closer to the center than 73% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Richard J. Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Catherine Cortez Masto

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Coons’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills41%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Coons’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Coons	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–45

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Coons was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028U.S. Senate, Delaware

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. Senate in Delaware	Won	D+27.1	D+15.0	+12.1
2020	U.S. Senate, Delaware	Won	D+21.5	—	—
2014	U.S. Senate, Delaware	Won	D+13.6	—	—
2010	U.S. Senate, Delaware (special) (special)	Won	D+16.6	—	—