Delaware Senate
Chris Coons (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026. The Cook Political Report rates it safe Democratic.
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Chris Coons
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 31 of 77 votes and bills.
Raised $4,956,015 since January 2025: 45% from people, 33% from PACs and other committees, 22% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Michael Katz
Republican · anesthesiologist, business owner, former delaware state senator
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 5 principles. Graded on what Katz has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Katz.
Raised $190,416 since January 2025: 68% the candidate’s own money, 32% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Michael Katz. Michael Katz: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Chris Coons: F, 42 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Michael Katz, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Katz, so the grade above comes from this list: what Katz has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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His platform backs strengthening alliances and deterring aggression, without naming Ukraine, Taiwan or NATO.
“I support policies that strengthen our alliances, deter aggression, protect critical infrastructure, defend our supply chains, and counter emerging threats from hostile nations and terrorist organizations.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Support for alliances in general, with no ally or policy named, does not settle this measure.
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His platform proposes making it a federal crime for officials to press private companies to censor legal speech.
“Pass strict legislative prohibitions that make it a federal crime for any government bureaucrat to pressure, incentivize, or collude with private entities to censor, suppress, or shadow-ban legal speech.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing government pressure on platforms to remove lawful speech is the with side of this measure.
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His platform says he will vote to make the existing tax cuts permanent.
“I will vote to make the pro-growth tax cuts permanent, protecting Delaware's working families and small businesses from massive tax hikes.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Lower taxes, with the tax named, is the with side of this measure.
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As a state senator he introduced SB 100 to repeal Delaware's corporate income tax.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A bill to abolish a named tax is the with side of this measure.
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His platform supports targeted incentives and strategic tariffs for energy, technology and pharmaceuticals.
“I support targeted federal incentives and strategic tariffs to protect domestic energy, technology, and pharmaceuticals from foreign exploitation.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The measure counts broad tariffs against; tariffs limited to named sectors do not settle it.
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His platform backs keeping women's sports as a category for biological females.
“As your U.S. Senator, I will support policies that preserve women's sports as a competitive category for biological females”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is the with side of this measure.
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His platform says he will back full funding of military readiness and modernizing the armed forces.
“I will support policies that: fully fund military readiness. Modernize America's armed forces.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Funding and equipping the armed forces is the with side of this measure.
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His platform backs finishing the wall on the southern border in high-traffic sectors.
“I fully support finishing physical wall construction in high-traffic sectors, utilizing targeted structural barriers paired with advanced surveillance infrastructure to ensure no blind spots remain.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border with a wall or barrier is the with side of this measure.
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His platform says people whose asylum claims fail should be deported at once.
“If a claim is invalid, the individual must be safely and humanely deported immediately.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Deporting those who break immigration law is the with side of this measure.
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. Race rating: the Cook Political Report, November 2, 2026. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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