Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen

U.S. Senator · MD

Democratic Party
RECEIPTS / PROFILE
Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

U.S. Senator

Democratic Party
Home community
Kensington, MD
Community listed in the source directory, not birthplace.
State / territory
Maryland
Party
Democratic Party
Current role
U.S. Senator
College / education
  • B.A., Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 1982
  • M.P.P, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1985
  • J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1990

Committees & commissions

STANCE

Chris Van Hollen’s stance on elections

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Identification Requirements

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Campaign Finance

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WHY THESE POSITIONS?

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