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{{Officeholder
|name=Chris Van Hollen
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Katherine Wilkens
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Maryland
|terms=January 3, 2017 – present
|preceded=[[Barbara Mikulski]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
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{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Maryland
|district=8th
|terms=January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017
|preceded=Connie Morella
|former=y
|succeeded=[[Jamie Raskin]]
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{{Officeholder/misc
|office=State Senator from [[Maryland]]'s 18th district
|terms=January 11, 1995 – January 8, 2003
|preceded=Patricia Sher
|former=y
|succeeded=Sharon M. Grosfeld
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{{Officeholder/state representative
|state=Maryland
|terms=January 1991 – January 11, 1995
|preceded=Patricia Sher
|former=y
|succeeded=Sharon M. Grosfeld
}}
}}

'''Christopher Van Hollen, Jr.''' (born January 10, 1959) is a [[Democrat]] politician and the current junior senator from [[Maryland]], serving since 2017. He was previously a representative from Maryland's 8th congressional district, and served in the state legislature before that. Van Hollen was the chair of the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]] from 2017 to 2019.

==U.S. Senate==
===Support for impeachment coup against Donald Trump===
Van Hollen supported the [[impeachment coup]] against [[President Trump]], claiming that the latter engaged in “unprecedented stonewalling” and should be removed from office.<ref>[https://www.c-span.org/video/?468927-6/senators-van-hollen-peters-impeachment-president-trump Senators Van Hollen and Peters on Impeachment of President Trump]</ref>

==Political positions==
Van Hollen is a [[leftist]] who supports unrestricted [[abortion]], [[same-sex "marriage"]], [[gun control]], [[illegal immigration]], and [[spending bills]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Chris_Van_Hollen.htm Chris Van Hollen on the Issues]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/ Official Senate Website]

[[Category:Maryland]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Leftists]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
[[Category:Anti-Trump]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
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