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
United States Senator from Delaware
Incumbent
Assumed office November 15, 2010 Serving with Lisa Blunt Rochester
Preceded by	Ted Kaufman
Vice Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2017[source?]
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 (1963-09-09) September 9, 1963 (age 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]

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 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