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U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

What this role does

U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

  • National laws
  • Federal spending
  • Federal judge nominations

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Data last updated: Oct 20, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz

Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz

Running for U.S. Senate · Delaware

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Chris Coons

Chris Coons

U.S. Senate · Delaware

NationalDemocrat

Michael "Dr. Mike" KatzCandidateChris CoonsCurrent rep

Job fit

Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz

Other work

  • Over two decades as an anesthesiologist and pediatric critical-care specialist 1

Education

  • He earned his Medical Degree 1
  • MBA in International Business from Georgetown University. 1

Chris Coons

Offices held

  • New Castle County Executive for six years 2
  • Chris served as New Castle County Council President for four years 2

Education

  • Chris graduated from Amherst College with a degree in chemistry and political science. 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Chris Coons

  • Health care costs → Government paying more of the bill (6 of 6 votes) 3
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Who pays them

Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$6Klarge donors$24K$30K raised
$5,6984Small individual donors
$24,1074Large individual donors

Chris Coons

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$60Klarge donors$1.9Mcompanies$589Kotherpoliticians$285Kindustryassociations$184KOther kinds ofdonors$262K$3.5M raised
$60,1755Small individual donors
$1,929,5205Large individual donors

Checks

Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz

No voting record to check yet

Chris Coons

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 17 since 2014. 6

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Dr. Mike Katz — Katz for Delaware · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Chris - Senator Christopher Coons (visible text extracted from retained HTML; live page compared 2026-10-20) · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2021-03-04 used in: Checks