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'I'm running': Chris Van Hollen launches bid for Senate power after new crop of Dems turns on Schumer

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‘I’m running’: Chris Van Hollen launches bid for Senate power after new crop of Dems turns on Schumer By Nicole Silverio, Daily Caller News Foundation November 13, 2026 U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen launched a leadership bid Thursday after many anti-establishment Democrats opposed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin and many incoming freshman senators opposed Schumer for majority leader and showed support for Van Hollen. The Maryland senator said in his announcement that Senate Democrats needed new leadership to deliver on the economy and corruption. “In this election, Americans called on us to unrig an economy rigged against working people & fueled by political corruption,” Van Hollen said. “To deliver, we need new leadership. This isn’t about any one person – it’s about answering that call.

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