U.S. Senate Candidate Profile

Christopher A. Coons

DemocraticU.S. SenateDelaware

Public Research Summary

Christopher A. Coons is a Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware in the 2026 election cycle.

Source Posture

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Official Receipts

Fec_apiFinance

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Christopher A. Coons raised $5,773,706, spent $3,484,548, reported $4,129,671 cash on hand.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

Fec_apiBio

Christopher A. Coons is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

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> Sen. Coons announces Class of 2020 United States Service Academy nominations https://t.co/FYqlrB5CrB #NetDE

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Background

Christopher A. Coons is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

Positions

[Wikipedia: LGBT rights] In September 2014, Coons was one of 69 members of the House and Senate to sign a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall revise its policy banning donation of corneas and other tissues by men who h…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Foreign policy] In December 2010, Coons voted for the ratification of New START, a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russian Federation obliging both countries to have no more than 1,550 strategic warheads as well as 700 launchers deployed during the next seven years a…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Political positions] The American Conservative Union gave Coons a 3% lifetime conservative rating in 2020. Coons has been described as a pro-Israel centrist.

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Gun law] As of 2010, Coons had a "F" grade from the National Rifle Association (NRA) due to his stance on gun control. In 2015, he and 23 other Democratic senators signed a letter to Obama asking him to take executive action on gun control in the wake of the Umpqua Community College shoo…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

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