In 2022, Coram ran against Lauren Boebert in the Republican primary for Colorado's 3rd congressional district.

[5][6] Prior to his time in the Legislature, Coram served on board of the Montrose County School District.

After former State Senator Ellen Roberts resigned at the end of 2016, a vacancy committee elected Coram to serve for the remainder of her term.

[7] A supporter of marijuana legalization and LGBT rights, Coram has been characterized as a moderate Republican.

[8][9] Coram sponsored a bill during the 2021 session of the Colorado General Assembly that would require the Colorado Department of Education to modify existing academic standards to address civics education, including the "history, culture, and social contributions” of ethnic, racial, and religious minority groups, to assure that students acquire an understanding of "how laws are enacted at the federal, state, and local government levels,” and to inform students about “the methods by which citizens shape and influence government and governmental actions.”[10] SB21-067 is a bipartisan measure, co-sponsored in the Colorado State Senate by Chris Hansen of Denver and in the Colorado House of Representatives by Barbara McLachlan and Terri Carver.