Chris Coons represents Delaware in the U.S. Senate since November 2010, holding the seat previously held by Joe Biden. He chairs the Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee. He is one of Biden's closest Senate allies and a consistent voice for bipartisan foreign-policy.
Christopher Coons, a Delaware Democratic senator, has kept about half of his measurable campaign promises. Of 14 graded commitments, he kept 7, left 6 only partly done, and broke 1.
His most notable broken promise: raising the federal minimum wage to $15. This labor-backed goal remains unfulfilled during his tenure.
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Coons kept 50% of 14 promises tracked for the 2022–2028 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
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Christopher Andrew Coons's top donor industry: Finance ($24K, cycle 2024). Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/chris-coons
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Each promise below has its own Receipt — verdict, primary-source quotes, paper-trail pointers, and a case study. Linkable individually by Receipt ID for citation.
Voted YES on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, November 2021).
Voted YES on the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022), $369B in climate spending.
Voted YES on IRA Medicare drug-pricing negotiation provisions.
Voted YES on cloture; failed 49-51 due to Republican filibuster + Manchin/Sinema opposition to rule change. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Congress when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
Voted YES on Women's Health Protection Act cloture; failed 49-51 (Manchin NO).
Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 2022). Assault-weapons ban did not pass.
Voted YES on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson + the majority of lower-court Biden nominees.
Voted YES on every major Ukraine aid package 2022-2024.
Cloture failed Republican filibuster. Respect for Marriage Act passed (signed December 2022).
Supported Biden's broad cancellation (SCOTUS-struck-down). Approximately $138B in narrower cancellations approved.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (included in early ARP drafts) was stripped on Byrd-rule objection. No standalone vote reached the floor.
House-passed BBB included full SALT restoration; killed in Senate. Cap remains at $10k through TCJA expiry. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Senate when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
IRA imposed 15% corporate minimum tax + 1% stock-buyback excise. Largest corporate tax hike since the 1986 TRA.
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Christopher Andrew Coons's biggest donor industries are Individual / Retired ($55,143), Finance ($24,000), and Big Tech ($7,600). Every dollar is tied to an FEC filing.
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