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Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of Birth: January 10, 1959
  • Party: Democratic
  • Birth State: Pakistan
  • School: Swarthmore College, Harvard University (Master of Public Policy), Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)
  • Term:2017 - present
  • Next election: 2028

Committee Membership:

  • Committee on Appropriations
  • Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Committee on the Budget

Career Track:

  • Legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Charles Mathias (1985-1987)
  • Staff member, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (1987-1989)
  • Legislative adviser to Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer (1989-1991)
  • Member, Maryland House of Delegates (1991-1995)
  • Member, Maryland State Senate (1995-2003)
  • U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th district (2003-2017)
  • Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (2007-201 1)
  • U.S. Senator from Maryland (2017-Present)