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PREVIOUS PROFESSION(S): Attorney, New Castle County executive
FAMILY INFORMATION: Spouse: Annie Lingenfelter; Children: Michael, Jack and Maggie
RELIGION: Presbyterian, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Wilmington, Del.
ASSOCIATIONS: Bear/Glasgow Boys and Girls Club; Council for the Homeless; Delaware College of Art and Design; First State Innovation; "I Have a Dream" Foundation; Investor Responsibility Research Center; National Coalition for the Homeless; South African Council of Churches
BIRTH PLACE: Greenwich, CT
TWITTER: @ChrisCoons
QUOTE: "If we spend all of our time fighting over two things — abortion and gay marriage — we are not spending our time worrying about the things that I believe the Gospel message principally calls us to worry about."
ICEBREAKER(S): Back in 1983, Sen. Chris Coons was awarded the highly competitive Truman Scholarship and received the award from President Truman's daughter. Coons is the first recipient of the scholarship to serve in the Senate.