Rep. Chris Van Hollen Declares Candidacy for US Senate

US Congress(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Chris Van Hollen, one of the Democrats’ brightest stars in the House of Representatives, has decided to make a run to fill the Senate seat of retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski.

“I am excited to share that I have decided to run for the United States Senate from our great State of Maryland,” Van Hollen writes in a statement posted on his Facebook page Wednesday. “I am very much looking forward to the upcoming campaign and a healthy exchange of ideas.”

Van Hollen, 56, was widely seen as a possible replacement to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, once she steps down as leader of the caucus.

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