Chris Coons
U.S. Senator · DE
DSenateDE
Score
52/100 · Some Corporate
Net worth
$16.35M
Tenure
2010-present
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $23,931,117 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $7,528,323 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $592,873 | 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 |
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