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Chris Van Hollen

U.S. Senator (Class 3), MD

Democratic Maryland since Jan 3, 2023

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 3Banking & Finance 1Environment & Energy 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Labor & Employment 1Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 3), MD current
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2029 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Maryland
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), MD
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MD-8
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MD-8
United States
 Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MD-8
United States
 Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MD-8
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MD-8
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MD-8
United States
 Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MD-8
United States
 Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MD-8
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MD-8
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MD-8
United States
 Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MD-8
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MD-8
United States
 Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District MD-8
United States
 Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MD-8
Maryland
 Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.399, social dim. -0.228. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Nay Jan 8, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been… Yea Jan 8, 2026 Motion to Discharge Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 86 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Jan 7, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy Nay Jan 6, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Nay Jan 6, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense Nay Jan 5, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara Bailey to be Director of National Drug Control Policy Nay Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexander C. Van Hook to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Nay Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense Nay Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Nay Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations as Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 532 Nay Dec 18, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Dec 18, 2025 Joint Resolution Defeated U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 412 Nay Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nay Dec 17, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nay Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nay Dec 17, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nay Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Nay Dec 17, 2025 Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Nay Dec 15, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Nay Dec 11, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. Nay Dec 11, 2025 Resolution Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3385 — Lower Health Care Costs Act Yea Dec 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3386 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 Nay Dec 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. Nay Dec 10, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Dec 10, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $429,563. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 426 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 37 $114,800 27%
Corporate PAC 2 $46,232 11%
Small-dollar 387 $17,992 4%
Unclassified 574 $250,538 58%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$41,232 SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Apr 13, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$12,104 SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified Jun 12, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 15, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 ACTBLUE VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified Sep 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 ACTBLUE VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified Sep 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 BROE, PATRICK VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE Big donor Sep 17, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,000 BROE, PAULA VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE Big donor Sep 17, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$3,300 JSTREETPAC VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified Apr 25, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$3,300 GLAUN, BRAEME VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE Big donor Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$3,300 ACTBLUE VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified Apr 8, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$3,300 ACTBLUE VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$3,300 ACTBLUE VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified Sep 3, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$3,300 SANDBERG, SHERYL VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE Big donor Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$3,300 ACTBLUE VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE unclassified May 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$3,300 MICHAELS, LAURIE VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE Big donor Aug 27, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Bluesky · Jun 20, 2026 · 10:56 PM
    In October, the RSF massacred over 6,000 people in 3 days in El Fasher, Sudan. Now, in the RSF’s assault on al-Obeid, 500,000 civilians risk falling victim to that same brutality. We are not powerless to stop this. [1/2]
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  • Bluesky · Jun 20, 2026 · 7:06 PM
    In the 2 weeks since Republicans voted down my amendments to ban this slush fund, Trump & Blanche have refused to say it’s dead — including, now, where it matters most: in court. Until it’s shut down, we must keep fighting to stop this $1.8 BILLION taxpayer-funded slush fund.
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  • Bluesky · Jun 20, 2026 · 5:49 PM
    In 2022, workers at the Apple Store in Towson made history as the first to unionize their store. Now, Apple is closing the store & the workers of IAM Local 4538 have gone to the NLRB over unfair labor practices. Apple is worth $4.3+ TRILLION. They can afford to do better, they…
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  • Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 5:33 PM
    Democrats should make 2 key points. 1) The illegal war in Iran has been a blunder & we are worse off than before it started. 2) There’s no good way out of a bad war. We should reject the talking points of those who cheered it on & want to drag us back into it. When you're in a…
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  • Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 3:26 PM
    Very revealing. Republican senators who were AWOL regarding their constitutional duties around STARTING the war against Iran all of a sudden demand that Congress play a role in STOPPING the war. A whole lot of warmongering going on.
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  • Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 1:28 PM
    This year, Juneteenth falls 7 weeks after SCOTUS gutted the VRA, unwinding decades of progress & undoing a key pillar of the fight for equality. While Republicans are doing all they can to turn back the clock, Juneteenth reminds us that we must never rest in the pursuit of…
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  • Bluesky · Jun 18, 2026 · 10:05 PM
    Trump's lawless ICE operation spent $700 MILLION of your tax dollars on 7 warehouses they’re now trying to get rid of. Not only is this ICE operation draconian & inhumane, it's an abuse of taxpayer dollars, paid for by their cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. It's twisted.
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  • YouTube · Jun 18, 2026 · 12:29 PM
    But one thing worse than this deal is not ending this stupid war.
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  • Bluesky · Jun 18, 2026 · 12:26 PM
    The deal between the United States & Iran underscores what we already knew: The Iran war was a huge blunder from the start & we are worse off as a result. But one thing worse than this deal is not ending this stupid war.
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  • Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 10:19 PM
    When Republicans passed their One Big Beautiful Bill they said it wouldn’t impact our most vulnerable. Now they’re eating their words. At a time when prices are out of control, 770,000 children have lost food assistance, all so billionaires & corporations can pay less in taxes.
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  • YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 · 7:28 PM
    $12 million spent to rehire the same federal workers the Trump Admin. previously fired.
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  • Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 7:28 PM
    $12 million. That's how much taxpayer money the Trump Administration spent to rehire the same federal workers they'd previously fired. Talk about waste, fraud, and abuse – this Administration commits all three on a daily basis.
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