Christopher J. "Chris" Van Hollen Jr. is a Democratic politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Maryland. Previously he served as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district. Van Hollen is a graduate of Swarthmore College, the John F. Kennedy School of Public Policy at Harvard University, and Georgetown University Law Center where he attended night school. He and his wife, Katherine Wilkens, are the proud parents of three children, Anna, Nicholas, and Alexander.
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The Weeknight (2025)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Episode 2025-06-26: Episode 37 (Jun 26, 2025)
Inside with Jen Psaki (2023)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Episode 2025-02-03: Episode 11 (Feb 3, 2025)
MSNBC Prime (2022)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Episode 2025-04-14: Episode 35 (Apr 14, 2025)
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (2020)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-04-20: Episode 16 (Apr 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-02: Episode 9 (Mar 2, 2025)
The ReidOut (2020)
Guest starring as Chris Van Hollen
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-03-04: Episode 42 (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-14: Episode 29 (Feb 14, 2024)
Velshi (2020)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2025-05-11: Episode 38 (May 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-09: Episode 12 (Feb 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-02: Episode 10 (Feb 2, 2025)
- Episode 2024-11-17: Episode 92 (Nov 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-04: Episode 62 (Aug 4, 2024)
Deadline: White House (2017)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-07-18: Episode 142 (Jul 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-06: Episode 112 (Jun 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-28: Episode 62 (Mar 28, 2025)
CNN Tonight (2014)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Episode 2020 Special: Saturday September 19, 2020 (Sep 19, 2020)
All In with Chris Hayes (2013)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2025-08-06: Episode 120 (Aug 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-29: Episode 115 (Jul 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-08: Episode 103 (Jul 8, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-27: Episode 98 (Jun 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-18: Episode 91 (Jun 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-03: Episode 82 (Jun 3, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-21: Episode 76 (May 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-29: Episode 63 (Apr 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-15: Episode 55 (Apr 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-04: Episode 18 (Feb 4, 2025)
- Episode 2024-09-18: Episode 127 (Sep 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-15: Episode 38 (Mar 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-31: Episode 17 (Jan 31, 2024)
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (2010)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Episode 2025-04-23: Episode 79 (Apr 23, 2025)
State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (2009)
Guest starring as Senator
- Episode 2025-04-20: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tom Emmer (Apr 20, 2025)
The Rachel Maddow Show (2008)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Episode 2025-04-16: Episode 64 (Apr 16, 2025)
Morning Joe (2006)
Guest starring as Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-04-21: Episode 78 (Apr 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-05: Episode 45 (Mar 5, 2025)
This Week (1981)
Guest starring as Senator
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2025-08-17: Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sec. Marco Rubio, Jake Sullivan, Mary Louise Kelly (Aug 17, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-20: Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep, Hakeem Jeffries, Tom Homan (Apr 20, 2025)
- Episode 2024-05-19: Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Victoria Nuland, Marc Lotter (May 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-31: Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie (Mar 31, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-17: Nikki Haley, Gov. Chris Sununu, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Dec 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-21: Rep. Jodey Arrington, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (May 21, 2023)
Face the Nation (1954)
Guest starring as Senator
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2025-07-27: 7/27 - Russell Vought, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Jean-Noël Barrot, Ret. Vice Adm. Ted Carter (Jul 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-18: 5/18 - Robert Gates (May 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-20: 4/20 - Lee Zeldin, Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Austan Goolsbee (Apr 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-23: 2/23 - Steve Witkoff, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. John Curtis, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Scott Gottlieb (Feb 23, 2025)
- Episode 2024-11-24: 11/24: Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Ret. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Nov 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-12: 5/12: Sec. Antony Blinken, Sen. Tom Cotton, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (May 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-07: 4/7: John Kirby, Gov. Wes Moore, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. French Hill (Apr 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-17: 3/17: Mike Pence, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Mike Gallagher, Catherine Russell (Mar 17, 2024)
- Episode 2023-11-19: 11/19: Jon Finer, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Mike Turner, Amb. Dina Kawar, (Nov 19, 2023)
Meet the Press (1947)
Guest starring as Senator
- Episode 2025-04-20: Apr. 20 - Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. John Kennedy (Apr 20, 2025)