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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Chris Van Hollen

D · Democrat · U.S. Senator, Maryland1

In Congress
Since 2003 · 23 years
 Next election
Nov 7, 2028
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Ranking Member, State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development

CommitteesAppropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreign Relations; Budget2

Participation3

98 / 100

Chamber median 98
901 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

100 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 826 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

4 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 879 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.40

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Hollen votes with the party on each issue.

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Votes most like5

D Jeff Merkley OR 99% of 872
D Christopher Murphy CT 99% of 855
D Edward J. Markey MA 99% of 873

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 7, 2028 · Seat next on the ballot in 20281

Data as of Oct 4, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/chris-van-hollen

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. www.congress.gov/member/V000128
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-04. voteview.com/person/20330
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/20330
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data

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