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Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

Democrat · MD · Senate

Cross-party rate

3.6%

Votes with party

96.4%

Votes tracked

733

What Supporters Highlight

    What Critics Point To

    • −Voted yes on only 0% of criminal justice bills, compared to 68% for the average Democratic member
    • −Less than 3% of $2.4M raised comes from small donors (under $200)
    • −Voted Nay on S. 1071 when most Democratic members voted Yea (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026)
    • −Voted yes on only 0% of defense bills, compared to 81% for the average Democratic member

    Auto-generated from voting record and campaign finance data. These reflect common perspectives, not endorsements.

    Votes by Topic

    Economy
    66Y / 56N
    Taxes
    27Y / 8N
    Social Programs
    27Y / 8N
    Environment
    0Y / 32N
    Government
    4Y / 4N
    Immigration
    3Y / 4N
    Criminal Justice
    0Y / 4N
    Foreign Policy
    1Y / 2N
    Defense
    0Y / 3N
    Education
    0Y / 1N
    Healthcare
    0Y / 1N
    Other
    0Y / 1N

    Campaign Finance

    Total raised

    $2.4M

    Total spent

    $1.3M

    Cash on hand

    $0

    Where the money comes from

    Small donors$81K3%
    Large individual$1.2M49%
    PACs$965K41%
    Other$154K6%

    vs. Senate median(100 members with data)

    Total raised$2.4M+11%
    med $2.1M
    Small donor %3%-71%
    med 12%
    PAC %41%+78%
    med 23%

    Committee Assignments

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

    Voting Overview

    Yea
    176
    Nay
    544
    Not Voting
    13
    Party loyalty
    694 with / 26 against

    When They Broke From Their Party (26 times)

    Nay
    H.R. 6644On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 6644

    A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes.

    Party majority voted Yea · 2026-03-04

    Nay
    H.R. 6644Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6644

    A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes.

    Party majority voted Yea · 2026-03-02

    Nay
    S. 1071On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071)

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    Party majority voted Yea · 2025-12-17

    Nay
    S. 1071Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    Party majority voted Yea · 2025-12-15

    Nay
    S. 1071Motion to Proceed to the House Message to Accompany S. 1071

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    Party majority voted Yea · 2025-12-11

    Yea
    S. 2296On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3853 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)

    On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3853 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)

    Party majority voted Nay · 2025-10-09

    Nay
    S. 2296On Passage of the Bill S. 2296

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Party majority voted Yea · 2025-10-09

    Nay
    S. 2296On the Motion to Proceed S. 2296

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Party majority voted Yea · 2025-09-04

    Nay
    S. 2296Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2296

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Party majority voted Yea · 2025-09-02

    Nay
    PN12-26Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

    Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

    Party majority voted Yea · 2025-08-02

    + 16 more cross-party votes

    Sources

    Congress.gov — Voting RecordsOpenFEC — Campaign Finance

    Last updated 2026-04-01