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QUICK FACTS
NAME
Chris Coons
OCCUPATION
Senator
BIRTH DATE
9 Sep 1963 (age 62)
EDUCATION
Yale Divinity School (1992), Yale Law School (1992), Amherst College (1985) and University of Nairobi.
PLACE OF BIRTH
Greenwich, Connecticut
FULL NAME
Chris Coons
ZODIAC SIGN
Virgo

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Chris Coons: Biography
CHRIS COONS
Democrat - Delaware
Senator
Chris Coons BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:
Christopher Apostle \"Chris\" Coons (born Gregorian calendar month nine, 1963, in borough, CT) could be a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Delaware. Coons was 1st nonappointive to the Senate in 2010 in an exceedingly special election against Christine O\'Donnell.
Christopher Apostle "Chris" Coons (born Gregorian calendar month nine, 1963, in borough, CT) could be a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Delaware. Coons was 1st nonappointive to the Senate in 2010 in an exceedingly special election against Christine O'Donnell.

Coons was appointed to the Appropriations Committee, one among the foremost powerful committees in Congress on Gregorian calendar month twenty, 2013. The appointment makes Coons the primary American to serve on the committee in forty years.

Coons antecedently served because the New Castle County government from 2000 to 2004 and because the New Castle Council President from 2004 to 2010.

Coons won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2014. He was unquestioned within the Democratic primary and defeated Kevin Wade and Apostle Groff within the election on Gregorian calendar month four, 2014.

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Coons is a median Democratic member of Congress, that means he can vote with the political party on the bulk of bills.

Biography

Coons grew up in Hockessin, DE. He graduated from the Tower Hill faculty then Amherst faculty in 1985 with a B.A. in chemistry and politics. In 1983, Chris Coons was awarded the Harry Truman Scholarship. throughout his junior year of school, Coons studied abroad at the University of Nairobi|national capital} in Kenya. He earned associate degree M.A.R. from Yale Divinity faculty and a J.D. from Yale school of law.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Coons' academic, professional and political career:
2010-Present: U.S. Senator from Delaware
2004-2010: New Castle, Delaware County Executive
2000-2004: New Castle, Delaware Council President
EDUCATION : -
Yale Divinity School (1992), Yale Law School (1992), Amherst College (1985) and University of Nairobi.
PERSONAL : -
9 Sep 1963, Greenwich, Connecticut, married to Annie Coons and three childrens.
Chris Coons SENATE CAREER:
2015-2016
Coons serves on the following committees:
Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Select Committee on Ethics
Foreign Relations Committee
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee on The Constitution
Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

2013-2014
Coons served on the following Senate committees:
Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Budget Committee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Subcommittee on National Parks
Subcommittee on Energy
Foreign Relations Committee
The Subcommittee on African Affairs Chairman
The Subcommittee on European Affairs
The Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
The Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
Bankruptcy and the Courts subcommittee Chairman
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights subcommittee

2011-2012
Coons served on the following committees in the 112th Congress:
United States Senate Committee on Budget
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection
Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Subcommittee on Water and Power
OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:
WEBSITES:
PERSONAL SITE : -
Not Available
GOVERNMENT SITE : -
coons.senate.gov
OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SITE : -
http://chriscoons.com/
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE : -
https://www.facebook.com/chriscoons
OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE : -
https://twitter.com/ChrisCoons