Chris Coons
U.S. Senator · DE
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Score
65/100 · Moderate Risk
Net worth
$16.35M
Tenure
2010-present
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $23,035,630 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $7,257,602 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $322,152 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Oil & gas / fossil | $115,256 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Pharma / healthcare | $1,404,486 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Defense | $138,560 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Wall Street / finance | $3,833,580 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Big Tech | $1,443,568 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by super PACs and outside groups (FEC Schedule E). Not coordinated with the campaign.
Top supporters ($38,116 total)
- $26,000: NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
- $7,540: AMERICAN WORKER INC, THE
- $2,596: NARAL Pro-Choice America
- $1,000: CARE ACTION
- $980: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
Top opposers ($315,115 total)
- $211,183: NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
- $82,000: FIRST AMENDMENT ALLIANCE
- $14,017: LET FREEDOM RING INC
- $6,615: THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TRUST PAC
- $1,300: OUR COUNTRY DESERVES BETTER PAC - TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORG
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Accepted financial industry PAC money while on Banking Committee
- Wrote op-ed in 2010 jokingly calling himself 'a bearded Marxist', used against him in campaigns
- Supported continuation of some Trump foreign policies when convenient