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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 — 782
Yes26%
No73%
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 · 59 sponsored · 417 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Trump's politicization of the National Guard is sowing fear and distrust in the military. That's not my opinion — it's the National Guard's own assessment, and it's a danger to our democracy. We must stand united against Trump's authoritarian power-grab.
Once again, Trump says jump and Republicans ask how high. They're using a backdoor procedure to ram through dozens of unqualified and unfit nominees without a full process on the Senate floor. As they go nuclear, they should remember: they won't be in the majority forever.
Dreamers are doctors, teachers, firefighters and so much more. They’ve built their lives here with the protections of DACA, but Trump doesn’t care. His rogue DHS is detaining and terrorizing Dreamers — a backdoor attempt to quietly kill DACA. We will not stand for it.
Today marks 24 years since one of the darkest days in our history. We’ll never forget those we lost on 9/11. We also salute those who rushed toward danger, sacrificing themselves to save others. As we honor the victims, we must recommit to fighting for peace & democracy at home & around the world.
We're learning new details of Trump's corrupt bargain with Bukele to detain people in the US and ship them to El Salvador—without due process—at US taxpayer expense. This is why @kaine.senate.gov & I forced a vote to hold them accountable for this illegal scheme. Rs blocked it—but we won’t give up.
Trump keeps trying to make the Epstein scandal go away, but it won't—and the release of his incredibly disturbing "letter" to Epstein just makes the release of the files more urgent. It's been two months since we unanimously passed my amendment calling for FULL transparency. It needs to happen NOW.
The American people deserve to know the truth about the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein — including all evidence and any co-conspirators of his horrific crimes. Today I introduced an amendment before the Appropriations Committee demanding transparency. It passed unanimously.
Make no mistake: Trump’s war on clean energy will raise electricity prices even higher. It’s simple: higher demand from AI and data centers, and less supply from wind means we pay more. Another gift to his Big Oil backers and betrayal of American families.
A dangerous moment for all who believe in civil liberties and the rights of individuals. SCOTUS, w/out explanation, just green lit the Trump Admin’s racial profiling. Detaining people based on their ethnicity is unconstitutional & un-American. Another shameful decision by this Trump-stacked Court.
This Trump-packed Supreme Court is ramping up its reckless practice of providing ZERO rationale for striking down orders from appellate courts that rein in lawless acts by the Trump Admin. Calling this ‘temporary’ doesn’t change the reality: they are enabling authoritarianism.
Surprise, surprise: Trump’s White House wants to get rid of the watchdog that holds the executive branch accountable to the American people on critical budget issues. They don’t like anything with “Accountability” in the job description.   We cannot stand for this. No Kings.
So Trump illegally withheld funds right up to the 9/30 deadline and now claims there’s no time to spend them? Like setting the house on fire and arguing there's no time to put it out.   This is such a pathetic argument that even *this* SCOTUS might flinch (not holding my breath).
Trump said he was the candidate for peace and promised to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza on Day One. Now he wants to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War. Sure doesn’t sound like a guy committed to keeping America out of wars. Another hoax from Don the Con.
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Voting History
782 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
2025-02-04Confirm 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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