WILMINGTON, DE –U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) was scored the 15th most bipartisan member of the Senate in the newly released Senate Bipartisan Index from Former Senator Richard Lugar’s Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.
“Delawareans didn’t send me to Washington to fight partisan battles, they sent me to get things done by working with both Democrats and Republicans,” said Sen. Coons. “When I come to Washington each day, my focus is on finding solutions to help improve the lives of Delawareans and Americans all over the country. That’s it, and that’s what I’m going to continue to do.”
View the entire Senate Bipartisan Index here.
The Lugar Center, under the leadership of former United States Senator Richard G. Lugar, is a platform for an informed debate on global issues. The Center has become a prominent voice on issues that framed much of Senator Lugar’s career – nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, global food security, foreign assistance effectiveness and global development, energy security, and enhancing bipartisan governance. The Center brings together expert sources and sponsors research to improve the quality of debate and bridge ideological divides around these important issues.
The Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Washington, D.C. Its affiliations with a number of prominent universities provide it with access to cutting edge research and analysis. The Center maintains a staff of senior policy experts who lead and coordinate collaborative engagement in the policy communities that form the basis of the Center’s work. The Center advocates for evidence-based approaches and policy options to build a more stable and prosperous world.