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At a Glance
Seat
U.S. Senator from Maryland
Born
January 10, 1959
Age 67
Phone
(202) 224-4654
Office
730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Maryland

Chris Van Hollen

Christopher Van Hollen Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017 and as a Maryland state senator from 1995 to 2003.

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Voting Record — 840
Yes28%
No71%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Chris Van Hollen
U.S. SenatorDemocratMaryland
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Chris's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 62 sponsored · 443 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

"Misrepresentations" and "bad faith." That’s how a federal judge once again described the conduct of Trump Admin lawyers in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case. They need to stop lying to the judge & the public and protect his due process rights. That is what this has always been about.
This is what we’ve been warning about. Trump’s attacks on the media are having their intended effect: increasingly compliant elements of the corporate media are unwilling or afraid to take him on — which poses a direct threat to a free press.
Today I joined patriots at the Kennedy Center to make clear that Trump’s desecration of the Center will not stand. It’s not a matter of whether, but of when, his name will come down. We will not allow him to despoil what belongs to the American people.
Wednesday morning, 7 ICE agents in Salisbury, MD, smashed in windows & violently dragged a mother out of her car while she was dropping her daughter off at elementary school. These abusive tactics are absolutely unacceptable. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/17/s...
All Trump had to do last night was acknowledge the economic pain millions of Americans are feeling as prices continue to rise — but he couldn't even do that. Instead, he spent 19 minutes telling you not to believe your eyes or wallet. No wonder Survivor fans were so miffed.
Quickly lost track of how many lies Trump shouted out tonight, but the main takeaway is that he has clearly lost touch with reality. Delusional. The most honest thing he said was, “no one can believe what’s going on.”
🚨 A court just said the EPA must stop blocking the investments from our Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. We created this program to support innovation that spurs good-paying jobs & lowers costs for Americans. EPA's attempts to clawback these investments are illegal.
Yet another case of Trump looking to protect his donors & buddies in the oil & gas industry, even if it means killing good paying jobs in clean energy and polluting the air we breathe. In Trump-world, it’s all about what you’ve done for him.
House Dems have the votes to pass a 3yr extension of ACA tax credits. Now Senate Republicans are the only thing standing in the way of getting this bill to the President & preventing huge spikes in costs for millions. Leader Thune: commit to bringing this bill to a vote, now.
Every Member of Congress should be repulsed that these words came from the mouths of our colleagues. Yet this language is so normal for Republicans, they can apparently spew it w/o repercussions. Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in the halls of Congress or our nation. Despicable.
In 1951, Barbara Rose Johns led a walkout of her segregated high school. Now, her statue will stand in the same spot in the Capitol where Robert E. Lee's once was. Even as this Admin tries to erase the Civil Rights struggle, we must continue the work to recognize these heroes.
Remember when news broke that the Coast Guard would no longer categorize swastikas & nooses as hate symbols? That policy went into effect this week. As hate and antisemitism rise through our nation, this Admin should be ashamed for downplaying the meaning of these symbols.
Congratulations to Maryland's newly elected House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk! Joseline has led the way on so many issues — from affordable healthcare to supporting our immigrant communities to fighting for working families — and I know she'll only build on that work for Marylanders as Speaker.
Today, one of Hong Kong's strongest pro-democracy advocates, Jimmy Lai, was convicted of sedition under the China's draconian National Security Law. If this Admin truly stands for free speech, it must enforce my Hong Kong Autonomy Act to hold Beijing accountable for this sham conviction.
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Voting History
840 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Kill the motionNONOMotion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-02-05End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-02-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (55-44)
2025-02-04End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (55-45)
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-46)
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (77-23)
2025-02-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-38)
2025-02-03Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-01-30End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (83-13)
2025-01-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-35)
2025-01-30Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (80-17)
2025-01-29End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (78-20)
2025-01-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (56-42)
2025-01-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-42)
2025-01-28H.R. 23 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-28Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (77-22)
2025-01-27End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (97-0)
2025-01-27Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (68-29)
2025-01-25End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-23)
2025-01-25Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-34)
2025-01-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
2025-01-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
2025-01-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-01-22S. 6 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
2025-01-20Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (99-0)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (64-35)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (75-24)
2025-01-17S. 5 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-49)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (70-25)
2025-01-13S. 5 (119th)Begin considerationYESYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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