Christopher (Chris) Coons (D)
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Capitol: 202.224.2441
FAX: 202.228.2190
District: 302.674.3308
Senator
Room 127A RSOB- Russell Senate Office Building Constitution and Delaware Avenues, NE
Washington, DC 20510-0805

Residence: Wilmington, DE
Elected: 11/02/2010    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Annie Lingenfelter   DOB: 9/9/1963
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSenate Subcommittee on African Affairs
Co-ChairSenate Working Group on Malaria
FC MemberCongressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus
ChairmanSenate Law Enforcement Caucus
FC MemberCongressional High Tech Caucus
ChairmanSenate Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts
MemberSenate Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
FC MemberSenate Global Internet Freedom Caucus
FC MemberSenate AIDS Caucus
FC MemberSenate Manufacturing Caucus
FC MemberCongressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
FC MemberCongressional French Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
MemberSenate Subcommittee on European Affairs
MemberSenate Subcommittee on National Parks
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
FC MemberRenewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
FC MemberModerate Democrats Working Group
MemberSenate Committee on Foreign Relations
FC MemberSenate India Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
MemberSenate Committee on Judiciary
FC MemberSenate Oceans Caucus
MemberSenate Committee on Budget
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Energy
FC MemberSenate Diabetes Caucus
MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus
FC MemberSenate National Guard Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Recycling Caucus

Bio

Chris Coons has earned a reputation as a principled, pragmatic legislator eager to find bipartisan solutions to the issues confronting Delaware and the nation. He has emerged as a strong voice for job creation and the innovation economy, responsible deficit reduction, progressive social justice, and forward-looking foreign policy. Serving on the Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Energy & Natural Resources, and Budget committees, Senator Coons is uniquely positioned to nurture American innovation and make the United States more competitive in the global market. Chris' election to the Senate in 2010 capped a decade of successful service in New Castle County government. In four years as New Castle County Council President and six years as New Castle County Executive, protecting the county during the least stable national economic climate in decades, Chris balanced six budgets by eliminating wasteful spending and created jobs through innovative public/private partnerships. Prior to serving as County Executive, Chris worked as an attorney for Delaware-based W.L. Gore & Associates, one of the 200 largest privately held companies in the United States, where he helped the company expand and create hundreds of jobs. Chris is a graduate of Amherst College with a B.A. in Chemistry and Political Science, and earned his law degree from Yale Law School and a Master's in Ethics from Yale Divinity School. Chris also studied at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. A longtime New Castle County resident, Chris grew up in the Pike Creek and Hockessin areas and lives in Wilmington with his wife, Annie, and their three children, Michael, Jack, and Maggie.



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