Chris Coons

Liberal

Democrat

Senator

Delaware

Current Position: Senator from Delaware

Running For: Senator

Policy Positions

For internet sales tax
For expanding affordable housing; secured over $100 million in federal funds for Delaware housing initiatives and supports reforming rental assistance and homeowner incentive programs
Against Trump's tariffs, arguing they increase costs for families and building materials

Against right-to-work laws
For free-trade agreements
Against the Obama-era government bailouts
For labor union rights; co-sponsored the PRO Act to strengthen collective bargaining and has a record of protecting pensions of organized labor
Against a $15/hour federal minimum wage; voted against Bernie Sanders's amendment to include it in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
For patent enforcement reform; proposed the Stronger Patents Act to make it more expensive to challenge patents

For maintaining and protecting the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid; voted against repealing the ACA and opposed Republican replacement efforts

For stronger climate action; advocates for clean energy technologies, sponsored the PROVE IT Act to track greenhouse gas emissions in trade, and supports carbon capture funding

For abortion rights; supports Roe v. Wade protections, signed amicus brief opposing state restrictions on abortion access, and criticized the overturning of Roe v. Wade as taking away a fundamental freedom; also committed to protecting access to reproductive health care
For LGBT rights, including transgender rights; pushed to reverse policies denying visas to same-sex partners of LGBTQ diplomats and supported updating FDA blood/tissue donation policies for gay men

For strong support of Israel; co-sponsored resolution objecting to UN Security Council Resolution 2334, opposed applying human rights provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act to U.S. military aid to Israel, and opposed blocking bulldozer and bomb sales to Israel
For a nonmilitarized Palestinian state following the end of the Gaza war
Against the war with Iran, calling it a 'war of choice' and criticizing its economic impact on American families
For increased scrutiny of China's influence on U.S. media and academic institutions
For supporting Taiwan, including visiting Taipei to announce COVID-19 vaccine donations and meeting with Taiwanese leadership
For continued U.S. foreign assistance to Central American countries to reduce migration and improve regional stability
For immigration reform, including comprehensive immigration reform, oversight of ICE, and preventing immigration enforcement in vulnerable locations like schools and hospitals
For continued U.S. support of Ukraine in its fight against Russia

For gun violence prevention measures; received an F grade from the NRA, supported the Feinstein Amendment to ban terrorists from buying firearms, participated in the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster, and requested executive action on gun control after mass shootings
For increased funding and support for local law enforcement alongside stricter gun violence prevention measures