Chris Coons
U.S. Senator for Delaware
Democrat · Since 2010 · Next election: 2026 · Age 63 · Senior senator
Official name: Christopher A. Coons
Last updated · 7 sources
Chris Coons is the senior U.S. Senator for Delaware, a Democrat serving since 2010.
Coons has served in the Senate longer than 75 of its 99 other members.
Coons sits on 5 committees: Foreign Relations, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Judiciary, Ethics, and Appropriations.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Coons voted in 66 of 74 roll calls (89%). In that period, 101 bills Coons sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
1 bill Coons sponsored has become law in the 119th Congress.
Coons has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026. 5 candidates for the seat have reported receipts to the FEC.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 6 Nay, 6 Yea
· Hearing
Oversight hearings to examine Jack Smith's authority and Republicans and related matters.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Oversight hearings to examine the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Intellectual Property (Senate Judiciary Committee) · 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Robert E. Long, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Peter M. Mansfield, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Jesus A. Osete, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, and Jessica Long, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, all of the Department of State.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Closed hearing
To receive a closed briefing on an update on Venezuela.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 66 of 74 roll calls (89%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Coons voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 63 roll calls and against it on 3.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 11)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Chris Coons | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | No. 247 | On the Amendment S. 4668Kennedy Amdt. No. 6760 | Amendment Rejected | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 22 | No. 240 | On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 22 | No. 239 | On the Cloture Motion PN999-1Motion to Invoke Cloture: Angela Veronica Colmenero to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 15 | No. 235 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4668 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 15 | No. 234 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3633Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3633 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Not Voting | Did not vote |
Legislation
66 bills sponsored and 591 cosponsored in the 119th Congress · 1 became law
S. 3257 John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Held at the desk.
S. 3258 Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Held at the desk.
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to compile, publish, and annually update a list of medications that may be safely prescribed to pilots and air traffic controllers for the purposes of issuing a medical certification.
S. 5637 A bill to establish the Critical Minerals Innovation Partnership, and for other purposes.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsored bills that became law (1)
S. 3424 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action Feb 6, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-76.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $6,897,138
- Spent
- $3,944,267
- Cash on hand
- $4,793,384
2026 election cycle, through Aug 26, 2026 · FEC S0DE00092
Delaware senators
Lisa Blunt RochesterU.S. Senator for Delaware · Democrat
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
