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Chris Van Hollen

Democratic · Holds US Senate, Maryland
Served
US House MD-08, 2003 to 2017
Years in Congress
23
Age
67
Races
Won 9 of 9

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Spectrum

Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works

By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)

Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source

Method and limits

Published score −0.820 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 567 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.

Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.

Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.

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Career

YearRaceResultShareLost to, or other round
2022US Senate, MDWon · primary won 80.8%65.8%
2016US Senate, MDWon · primary won 53.2%60.9%
2014US House, MD-08Won · primary won 91.3%60.7%
2012US House, MD-08Won · primary won 92.2%63.4%
2010US House, MD-08Won · primary won 92.9%73.3%
2008US House, MD-08Won · primary won 87.8%75.1%
2006US House, MD-08Won76.5%
2004US House, MD-08Won74.9%
Earlier races (1 more race)
YearRaceResultShareLost to, or other round
2002US House, MD-08Won · primary won 43.5%51.7%

Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss.

Senate votes

119th Congress, through Sept 30, 2026

915 roll calls. Yea 255, Nay 646, Not voting 14.

Roll calls missed
1.5%
Voted with own party when parties split
100%
How these are counted

Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.

Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 827 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 827. We pick no votes ourselves.

Senate votes come from Voteview. Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Showing the newest 8 of 915

  1. Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 256

    On the Nomination · PN1129

    Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

    Vote: NayNomination Confirmed, 47 to 41

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

  2. Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 255

    On the Cloture Motion · PN1129

    Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

    Vote: NayCloture Motion Agreed to, 53 to 47

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

  3. Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 254

    On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR9340

    A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.

    Vote: NayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 57 to 43

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

  4. Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 253

    On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR7008

    A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.

    Vote: NayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 53 to 47

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

  5. Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 252

    On the Motion to Discharge · SRES852

    A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

    Vote: YeaMotion to Discharge Rejected, 47 to 51

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

  6. Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 251

    On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES197

    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".

    Vote: YeaMotion to Proceed Rejected, 48 to 51

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

  7. Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 250

    On Passage of the Bill · S4668

    A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.

    Vote: NayBill Passed, 77 to 22

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

  8. Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 249

    On the Amendment · S4668

    To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.

    Vote: YeaAmendment Rejected, 47 to 52

    Official roll call (opens the Senate record)

Legislation

119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026

Sponsored 64 bills and 12 resolutions. Cosponsored 456 bills and 220 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.

Latest bills Chris Van Hollen sponsored

More about Chris Van Hollen

Offices held (9 terms and offices)

  • 2017 to nowUS SenateDemocratic
  • 2003 to 2016US House, Maryland District 8Democratic

Committees (15 assignments)

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations

    • Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee
    • Financial Services and General Government subcommittee
    • Department of Homeland Security subcommittee
    • Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee
    • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

    • Housing, Transportation, and Community Development subcommittee
    • National Security and International Trade and Finance subcommittee
    • Digital Assets subcommittee

  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

    • Africa and Global Health Policy subcommittee
    • East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy subcommittee
    • Ranking Member of the State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development subcommittee

  • Senate Committee on the Budget

Sources (10 sources)

  • Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
  • Took office in Congress 2003-01-07. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).

Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.

DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: Voteview, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits