Chris Coons

Biography

Christopher Andrew Coons is an American lawyer and politician serving as senior United States senator from Delaware, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons previously served as county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010, balancing the county budget with a surplus in fiscal year 2010. He graduated from Amherst College and received graduate degrees from Yale Divinity School and Yale Law School.