Christopher A. Coons
Democrat
· DE Senate · 117th Congress
Foreign Operations (Chair) · and Related Programs (Chair) · the Pacific (Chair) · and International Cybersecurity Policy (Chair) · Multilateral Institutions (Chair) · and International Economic (Chair) · and Environmental Policy (Chair) · and the Law (Chair) · Senate Select Committee on Ethics (Chair) · Senate Committee on Appropriations · and Related Agencies · Veterans Affairs · Housing and Urban Development · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · International Operations · and Bilateral International Development · Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Senate Committee on the Judiciary · and Border Safety
Influence Score
82.0
Most exposed
↓ -1.8
vs 118th (78.7)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,134
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
9.7
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
12.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.1
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.4
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
8.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
DMFI PAC
$2,500 direct
CITYPAC
$1,000 direct
PRO-ISRAEL AMERICA PAC
$1,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $218.80M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $438K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 59.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 82.0 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 78.7 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 76.9 | Highly exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Total money from this network
$35,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
KAINE FOR VIRGINIA
Share from this one network
1.1%
Amount from this network
$20,000
Total from all networks
$1,766,400
Networks contributing
397
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Who funds Coons
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$7,545,429
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
1.4%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
8
Money that arrived near votes
$35K
Distinct donors
14
Distinct employers
8
Share of their total fundraising
2.35%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLOOMBERG
$7K
CITADEL SECURITIES
$7K
JANE STREET CAPITAL
$7K
LAZARD
$7K
BARCLAYS US CONSUMER BANK BARCLAYS B
$5K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD LLP
$2K
K L GATES LLP
$2K
ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT
$1K
MORGAN STANLEY
$100
MORGAN STANLEY
$100
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
GOOGLE
$3.72M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.38M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.31M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$2.94M
THE ELEVANCE HEALTH COMPANIES
$2.53M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.08M
BOEING
$2.05M
HARRIS
$2.04M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.88M
GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
$1.86M
MICROSOFT
$1.83M
ELI LILLY AND
$1.82M
APPLE
$1.68M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.63M
EY
$1.60M
ERNST YOUNG U S LLP
$1.53M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$1.49M
ABBVIE
$1.44M
AMGEN
$1.36M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Christopher A. Coons comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$8
Disclosed outside spending
$0
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
100.00%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
CARE ACTION
$1K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$121
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$10
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
151 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $676K to Christopher A. Coons across 245 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$676K
Shared contributors
151
Contributions
245
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 26 | $121K |
| 2024 | 27 | 58 | $333K |
| 2026 | 125 | 161 | $222K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Christopher A. Coons or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM BRAMWELL | Chief of Staff for Senator Chris Coons; General Counsel to the Secretary of the … | SK HYNIX AMERICA, INC. | 1 | 5 | 2023–2024 |
| ADAM BRAMWELL | Chief of Staff for Senator Chris Coons; General Counsel to the Secretary of the … | SK AMERICAS, INC. | 1 | 7 | 2024–2024 |
| DAVID BROWN | Economic Policy Advisor, Senator Chris Coons; Deputy Associate Administrator for… | BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION | 1 | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| ELIZABETH O'BAGY | Legislative Assistant; Foreign Policy Advisor for Senator John McCain (2013-2018… | TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| DOUGLAS LEE | Office of U.S. Representative Mike Quigley: Deputy Chief of Staff; Legislative D… | MELLON FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION #1 | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Christopher A. Coons ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required