Christopher A. Coons
Bio |
Christopher Coons is serving as U.S. Senator from Delaware. He attended Yale Law and practiced as an attorney in New York; he served for eight years as in-house counsel for a materials manufacturing company. |
Status and Position |
Current US Senator of Delaware |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Democrat, Delaware |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Delaware 1 | Delaware 1 | Yes | Running | 57.0% |
Campaign Financing |
Has large contributions from law firms, Pharmaceuticals, real estate, and securities and investments. |
Voting Rights |
Wants to overturn Citizens United Act and Shelby County V. Holder. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Is for forms of universal health care Has stated to improve ACA, which was Obama's Plan for universal health care, but has stated that it can be changed without making it free. He is more for affordable than full universal. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Stated that health insurance shouldn't be free. The ACA is not run by the government but has to follow government policy. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Has not made clear his views on this particular issue |
| LGBT Rights | For | Chris has stated that he is a strong advocate for LGBT rights. Has actively engaged in LGBT rights campaing including the "going red," "#pride month," campagins on Facebook and other media. Voted Yay for Gay Marriage in years past. |
| Taxes | For | Has voted for policies to reform taxes. Chris has Co-sponsored American Family Act of 2019 that would cut taxes for families with kids. Wants to enacte "Carbon Tax," and has many co-sponsored bills to give tax relief to clean energy. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has made no comment on this issue Chris has Co-sponsored American Family Act of 2019 that would cut taxes for families with kids. Wants to enacte "Carbon Tax," and has many co-sponsored bills to give tax relief to clean energy. |
| Abortion | For | Stated that he respects women's right to choose. Has co-sponsored women's health protections act. Has stated to want to reinforce and protect Roe V. Wade. |
| Gun Control | For | Has backed acts and bills regulating guns. Voted to ban High capacity magazines that hold over ten bullets, is for common sense limitations, and has been rated F by the NRA. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has not made clear his views on this issue Voted to ban High capacity magazines that hold over ten bullets, is for common sense limitations, and has been rated F by the NRA. |
| Government Interference | For | For environmental regulations and funding for women's health rights. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Has been an advocate for women's rights including the right to choose and have access to health options. |
| Welfare | For | He is supportive of welfare programs. Has defended and protected food stamps. |
| Welfare | For | Has proposed federal funding for stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Has made no clear opinion on this topic N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Has voted for the First Step Act reducing prison sentences for some crimes. |
| Military Spending | Against | Voted for bills to decrease defense spending by $80 billion from the bipartisan appropriations bill. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Has not directly given opinion other than saying that it needs reformation. Has focused more on domestic terrorism prevention. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Believe in strengthening relations with foreign governments. Has sponsored funding of syrian rebels. Supports State of Israel against Hamas in Gaza. Wants to responsibly leave Iraq. |
| United Nations power | Against | Has stated that it needs reform. Disagreed when Trump administration withdrew seat on U.N. Human Rights Council. |
| Nationalism | Against | Is for foreign policy and relations. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this particular issue. N/A |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has neither supported nor condoned other than continuing trade relations after Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has made no public opinion on the matter |
| Government Spending | For | Recently pushed for clean energy like the Financing our Energy Future Act. Also pushed to reduce government spending for our national defense budget. |
| Charter Schools | For | Has backed Charter School Quality Act of 2011 and in won 2018 Champion for Charters. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He does not have a stance on this issue. Has not made this apart of his campaign. |
| Clean Energy | For | Has back bills and acts for clean energy. Recently pushed for clean energy like the Financing our Energy Future Act and the Climate Action Rebate Act. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Has been outspoken about protecting both believers and non-believers of any faith. Has helped propose the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Has made arguments for separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | For | Has Cosponsored reparation bill S.1083. |
| Border Control | For | Is for regulations on immigration to the states. Chris believes in comprehensive reform for immigration and amnesty. does not believe in earning citizenship but rather legal residency. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has not made this a part of his campaign. |
| DACA | For | Has backed Bipartisan agreement to reform immigration while protecting "Dreamers." |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Though he has not made any direct comment, he has made passes that targeting sanctuary cities is not the answer for immigration. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Has backed the use of legal marijuana for those 21 and older. |