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Common Ground Scorecard for Chris Coons

U.S. Senate

Chris Coons (DE - D)

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Foreign affairs — especially in Africa — and expanding national service are among the issues that motivate Chris Coons, a brainy Democrat close to President Joe Biden who has sought to foster civility on Capitol Hill. He was greatly influenced by his time volunteering in Africa during his junior year at Amherst College. Coons was ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church and has occasionally preached at churches around Delaware. Coons was a co-chair of the 2021 National Prayer Breakfast.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Chris Coons)

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Up for Reelection in 2026

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Senate Select Committee on Ethics (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations

Common Ground Score is

68
Well Above Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
18
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 25% for Official Performance. Official Performance score decreased 6 points based on 2021 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Republican Senator Marco Rubio for an Oxford-style debate as part of The Senate Project hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center. Joined Republican Senator Todd Young for a conversation at Notre Dame on cultivating civility and bipartisanship in a time of polarization and gridlock. Joined Republican Senator Kevin Cramer and Republican Senator John Thune for conversations on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment as well as on Bret Baier's Common Ground podcast. Joined Republican Senator Rob Portman for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast. Member of the Senate Common Sense Coalition. Launched bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"Scripture tells us that what we sow, we also reap, and it is clear that the soil of our scorched-earth partisanship cannot yield solutions to the truly grave challenges we face as a nation. So we ask ourselves where we can find common ground and foster unity... We can all look for opportunities to build bridges and seek out common humanity instead of rancor."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Won Legislative Action Award from Bipartisan Policy Center. Co-authored a bipartisan op-ed with Republican Senator Orrin Hatch.

What are the score ranges?

  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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