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Common Ground Scorecard for Chris Van Hollen

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U.S. Senate

Chris Van Hollen (MD - D)

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Chris Van Hollen has promoted pay raises for federal employees, an expansion of federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave, erecting a new FBI headquarters in Maryland, and statehood for Washington, D.C. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1990, the same year he earned a law degree from Georgetown University. He moved up to the state Senate four years later, beating a Democratic incumbent.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Chris Van Hollen)

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Up for Reelection in 2028

Top Organizations and Groups

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

Common Ground Score is

57
*Common Ground Maverick*
Well Above Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
7
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
20
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance. Official Performance score increased 5 points based on 2021 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Republican Senator John Kennedy for a conversation on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment. Had a public conversation across political differences with Republican Senator Dan Sullivan at the American Academy of Diplomacy. Had a public conversation with Republican Congressman Buddy Carter at a National Comprehensive Cancer Network summit to talk about bipartisan work on cancer issues. Co-founded and co-chairs the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus with Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.

Communications Commentary

“We commit anew to working together for real change and fighting for true and full equality under the law.”

Commitments Commentary

Affirmed Common Grounder Commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

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  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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