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How did Chris Van Hollen begin his political career?

Chris Van Hollen began his elected political career in 1990, when he campaigned for and won a seat in Maryland’s state legislature. He served four years in the Maryland House of Delegates, from 1991 to 1995, and then eight years in the Maryland Senate, from 1995 to 2003. Before holding elected office, he worked for Sen. Charles (“Mac”) Mathias, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer.