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On abortion, Coons has received a 100% rating from the In June 2013, after the death of Democratic Senator In October 2013, Coons announced the formation of the inaugural Senate Chicken Caucus in the United States Senate.
He has opposed Trump’s border wall, Trump’s unfunded tax breaks for the wealthy, Trump’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and many of Trump’s nominations. While much of Washington is focused on the latest manufactured crisis or Twitter scandal, Chris remains committed to finding creative solutions to address pressing issues for Delawareans and the country. Chris graduated from Amherst College with a B.A.
He has also worked for several nonprofits, including the Coalition for the Homeless, the education-oriented "I Have a Dream" Foundation, and the Coons first became involved in politics working on behalf of Republican politicians.
"In March 2014, Coons voted against President Obama's nomination of civil rights lawyer Coons was mentioned as a possible replacement for the late In April 2017, after President Trump tweeted that North Korea had "disrespected the wishes of China & its highly respected President" with a recent missile launch, Coons said Trump understood China was his sole "constructive path forward on North Korea" but that diplomacy would not work through tweeting.In April 2018, following the FBI raid on the hotel room and offices of Trump's personal attorney, In June 2019, Coons and eighteen other Democratic senators sent a letter to USDA Inspector General (IG) Phyllis K. Fong with the request that the IG investigate USDA instances of retaliation and political decision-making and asserted that not conducting an investigation would mean these "actions could be perceived as a part of this administration’s broader pattern of not only discounting the value of federal employees, but suppressing, undermining, discounting, and wholesale ignoring scientific data produced by their own qualified scientists. He’s earned a 100 percent score from the Human Rights Campaign for his advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community and their families. Source: 2010 Senate … Coons was re-elected on November 4, 2008, unopposed in the general election. Now he’s leading the fight in the Senate with the NO BAN ACT to rescind Trump’s Muslim ban. A member of the Board of the Rodel Foundation of Delaware and the Education Voters of Delaware, Chris Coons believes that we must come together--students, teachers, parents and the community- to prepare our children for the challenges ahead. Senator Chris Coons has earned a reputation as a principled progressive and pragmatic lawmaker, focused on some of the most important issues confronting Delaware and the nation.
Education: Coons was educated at Tower Hill School and then Amherst College. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School while simultaneously earning a master’s degree in ethics from Yale Divinity School.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. Chris is committed to bipartisan engagement, especially about the issues that matter most to Delawareans and the country. Husband. Chris was born on September 9th, 1963 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
His commitment to making a difference for everyday Americans has earned Chris praise from the Washington Post, which recently proclaimed that Chris has “emerged as […] Chris Coons on Education : Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. In 2018, Chris’ efforts led to the passage of a comprehensive bill to combat the epidemic.Getting things done is what Chris does for Delaware and working families in the Senate — and it’s what he has always done.Before joining the Senate, Chris spent a decade of successful service in New Castle County government.