or Login to see your representatives.

Access Candidates' and Representatives' Biographies, Voting Records, Interest Group Ratings, Issue Positions, Public Statements, and Campaign Finances

Simply enter your zip code above to get to all of your candidates and representatives, or enter a name. Then, just click on the person you are interested in, and you can navigate to the categories of information we track for them.

[x] close
Print Track This Candidate

Public Statements

Senator Christopher 'Chris' A. Coons's Public Statements on Education

Chris Coons
Full Name: Christopher 'Chris' A. Coons
Office: U.S. Senate (DE) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Annie; 3 Children: Michael, Jack, Maggie
Birth Date: 09/09/1963
Birth Place: Greenwich, CT
Home City: Wilmington, DE
Religion: Presbyterian

Issue



(clear issue)

Keyword Search

Date Title Location
June 6, 2012 Senator Coons Participates in Roundtable Discussion on College Affordability Washington, DC
June 1, 2012 New Study Shows that Savings Accounts Help Expand College Access for Low-Income Students Washington, DC
May 9, 2012 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
May 9, 2012 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
May 1, 2012 Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC
April 20, 2012 Senator Coons' Statement on the Departure of Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery Wilmington, DE
April 17, 2012 Senator Coons, Representative Fattah Introduce New Tax Credit to Help Kids Go to College Washington, DC
April 10, 2012 Carper, Coons, Carney Announce $200,000 Federal Loan for Middletown Charter School Washington, DC
April 5, 2012 Senator Coons Guest-Teaches at Howard High School of Technology for Teach for America Week Wilmington, DE
March 21, 2012 The News Journal - 'Dream Accounts' Would Be a Boon to United States Education Unknown
March 19, 2012 Representative Fattah Joins Senator Coons to Introduce "Dream Accounts" for College Access Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Senator Coons Introduces Bill to Help Expand College Access for At-Risk Students Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2012 Senator Coons thanks Bank of America for Donating Building to Support Local Education Wilmington, DE
Jan. 11, 2012 Carper, Coons, Carney Commend Delaware's Progress on Education Reform Efforts Wilmington, DE
Sept. 9, 2011 Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education Washington, DC
May 19, 2011 Executive Session Washington, DC
May 16, 2011 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Washington, DC
May 11, 2011 Senator Coons Cosponsors Bill to Bolster Family Engagement in Children's Education Washington, DC
May 3, 2011 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius and Arne Duncan, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of Education Washington, DC
April 22, 2011 Delaware Delegation Trumpets Federal Support for Local Community and Education Projects to Improve Quality of Life in Delaware Washington, DC
March 31, 2011 Senator Coons Cosponsors Bill to Boost Quality of Education in Charter Schools Washington, DC
March 21, 2011 Senator Coons Trumpets STEM Education at Race to the Top Anniversary Celebration Wilmington, DE
March 2, 2011 Senator Coons Joins Moderate Democratic Colleagues in Committing to Education Reform Washington, DC
Jan. 27, 2011 The Next Generation of American Manufacturing Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2010 CNN "Delaware Senate Debate" - Transcript Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Education Unknown
Issue Position: Education Unknown

About Project Vote Smart

Help Us If You Can

Media & Communications

Education

For Candidates

One Common Ground, Philipsburg, MT 59858 Hotline: 888-Vote-Smart (888-868-3762)
All content © 1992 - 2013 Project Vote Smart unless otherwise attributed - Privacy Policy - Legislative demographic data provided by Aristotle International, Inc. Mobile Version

Back to top