Senate / Democratic
Christopher A. Coons
Delaware · United States Senate
ChamberU.S. SenatePartyDemocraticBioguide IDC001088
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Official Biography
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Democrat, of Wilmington, DE; born in Greenwich, CT, September 9, 1963; education: B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 1985; M.A.R., Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1992; J.D., Yale University, 1992; professional history: associate (legal counsel), W.L. Gore & Associates, 1996-2004; president, New Castle County Council, 2000-04; county executive, New Castle County, 2005-10; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Ted Kaufman, reelected to each succeeding Senate term.
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Committees
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies · Member
- Subcommittee on Department of Defense · Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development · Member
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government · Member
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs · Member
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies · Member
- Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy · Member
- Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy · Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy · Member
- Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development · Member
- Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration · Member
- Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism · Member
- Subcommittee on Intellectual Property · Member
- Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law · Member