Chris Coons — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the senior United States Senator from Delaware, a position he has held since 2010.
Held the role of county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010.
Is the vice chair of the Senate Ethics Committee and serves on the Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship committees.
Graduated from Amherst College, Yale Divinity School, and Yale Law School.

Biography

Christopher Andrew Coons is the senior United States Senator from Delaware, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010. He became Delaware's senior senator and the dean of Delaware's congressional delegation in January 2025.

Coons earned graduate degrees from Yale Divinity School and Yale Law School, following his undergraduate studies at Amherst College.