Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen is entering the race to lead the majority party in the US Senate. He will run against the current Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer. He made the announcement on Thursday. The Democrats won a majority in the midterm elections that have just ended, the Associated Press reported.
Van Hollen said the American people want change and that this is why he is running. He believes new leadership is needed to deal with the present situation. The vote will be held behind closed doors by secret ballot in early December. It will be the first contested race for the Senate Democratic leadership in several decades.
Schumer, the current leader, said he has enough support to win. He helped many of the party’s candidates to victory and raised money for them.
Senator Schumer is drawing up the party’s plans for next year. His plan for the first 100 days includes health care, tariff law and moves to end the Iran war. Schumer said winning 55 seats in the Senate was a great result and that he has enough votes to keep his leadership.
Van Hollen, 67, has presented himself as the party’s new face. He criticised Schumer over his ties to Israel and other special interests. Van Hollen has the backing of Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed and Senator Bernie Sanders. Senators Sherrod Brown, Angus King and Catherine Cortez Masto have declared their support for Schumer.
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