U.S. Senator
Christopher A. Coons
DSenateDelaware
U.S. Senator (D) for Delaware, 63 years old, formerly attorney.
Tenure
Senator since 2010
Born
Greenwich, 1963
Prior career
- attorney
Education
- B.A. Amherst College (1985)
- J.D. Yale University Law School (1992)
Full biography
COONS, Christopher A., a Senator from Delaware; born on September 9, 1963, in Greenwich, Conn.; B.A., Amherst College, 1985; J.D., Yale University Law School, 1992; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School, 1992; worked in the non-profit sector; attorney; served as president of the New Castle County Council 2001-2005; County Executive of New Castle County 2005-2010; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in the November 2, 2010, special election to the term ending January 3, 2015, a seat previously held by appointed Senator Edward E. Kaufman, and took the oath of office on November 15, 2010; reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
Year-to-date performance
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Public financial disclosure
Self-reported via the Senate EFD annual disclosure — values are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollars.
Disclosed net worth
⚑ 7 sector overlaps$5.4M – $26.4M
Assets minus liabilities, summed across the 25+ disclosed positions.
- Liabilities
- $750K–$1.5M
- Form
- Annual Report
- Filed
- August 2025
Holdings in agency’s regulated sectors
Disclosed positions whose sector overlaps with this agency’s jurisdiction. Structural — not an accusation of wrongdoing. Cabinet officials typically divest these at confirmation.
- WSFS Bank$250,001 - $500,000Financial ServicesSenator on 4 committees including Committee on Appropriations holds Financial Services-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- HIGFXAmerican High-Income Trust - Class F-3$15,001 - $50,000BankingSenator on 4 committees including Committee on Appropriations holds Banking-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- HIGFXAmerican High-Income Trust - Class F-3$1,001 - $15,000BankingSenator on 4 committees including Committee on Appropriations holds Banking-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- Invesco Capital App Fund$1,001 - $15,000Financial ServicesSenator on 4 committees including Committee on Appropriations holds Financial Services-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- WSFS Bank$1,001 - $15,000Financial ServicesSenator on 4 committees including Committee on Appropriations holds Financial Services-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- HIGFXAmerican High-Income Trust - Class F-3$1,001 - $15,000BankingSenator on 4 committees including Committee on Appropriations holds Banking-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
Largest holdings
- 1.Sanibel Island Condo$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
- 2.W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
- 3.WL Gore Stock$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
- 4.Lewes Townhouse$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
- 5.W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.Over $1,000,000 and held independently by spouse or dependent child
- 6.WSFS Bank⚑Financial Services$250,001 - $500,000
- 7.JNL/T. Rowe Price ShTmBd$250,001 - $500,000
- 8.WSFS$250,001 - $500,000
- 9.Htfd Disciplined Eqty HLS$100,001 - $250,000
- 10.FDRXX Government Cash Reserves$100,001 - $250,000
- 11.WSFS$100,001 - $250,000
- 12.WSFS$100,001 - $250,000
- 13.Putnam 529 Age-Based GRAD-C$50,001 - $100,000
- 14.New Castle County Pension Plan$15,001 - $50,000
- 15.Putnam VT Small Cap$15,001 - $50,000
- 16.PLSRXAristotle Strategic Income Fund I$15,001 - $50,000
- 17.DGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETF$15,001 - $50,000
- 18.JNL/PPM America HighYldBd$15,001 - $50,000
- 19.AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio$15,001 - $50,000
- 20.Invesco Main St Small Cap$15,001 - $50,000
- 21.JNL/JPMorgan MidCapGrowth$15,001 - $50,000
- 22.OANMXOakmark Fund Institutional Class$15,001 - $50,000
- 23.JNL MultiMgr FlRateInc$15,001 - $50,000
- 24.Putnam 529 Age-Based GRAD-A$15,001 - $50,000
- 25.Scholar's Edge Today Portfolio A$15,001 - $50,000
Track record by window
5 years
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Gross flow$2.1M
Trades10
Bought / Sold0·10
Open book0%
Disclosed trades · 0
All filings →No disclosed trades on file.
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Oversight committees · 5
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Recent legislative activity · 40 bills
20 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- America's Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4337-4338)
- IGNITE HBCU Excellence ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2309-2310)
- A resolution designating May 16, 2026, as "Kids to Parks Day".Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
- Equal COLA ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1011)
- Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1826)
- A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2480)
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Jimmy Lai, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Ekpar Asat detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jingping.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2283; text: CR S2282)
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.
- A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 118. (consideration: CR S2250-2255)
- WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- GUARD ActPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 406.
- ASAP ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)
- Hot Rotisserie Chicken ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2205; text: CR S2203)
- A joint resolution to direct removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding critical elements of the United States policy towards the People's Republic of China.Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2178-2179)