Chris Coons facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Chris Coons
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| United States Senator from Delaware |
|
| Assumed office November 15, 2010 Serving with Tom Carper |
|
| Preceded by | Ted Kaufman |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
|
| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| County Executive of New Castle County | |
| In office January 4, 2005 – November 15, 2010 |
|
| Preceded by | Thomas Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Paul Clark |
| President of the New Castle County Council | |
| In office January 2, 2001 – January 4, 2005 |
|
| Preceded by | Stephanie Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Paul Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Christopher Andrew Coons
September 9, 1963 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 1988) Democratic (1988–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Yale University (MA, JD) |
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Coons (born September 9, 1963) is the junior United States Senator from Delaware and a member of the Democratic Party.
Coons won a special election in 2010 to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat when Joe Biden resigned to become Vice President.
Images for kids
-
Coons on the campaign trail
-
Senator Coons holding a press conference
-
Annie and Chris Coons at the inauguration of Joe Biden in 2021.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Chris Coons Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.