Chris Van Hollen is a progressive Democratic politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2016. Before becoming a senator, he represented Maryland’s Eighth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017. He also served in Maryland’s state legislature, first in the House of Delegates and then in the state Senate. In 2026 he announced he would challenge New York Sen. Chuck Schumer for the role of Senate majority leader.
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