Slotkin, Van Hollen emerge as potential challengers to Schumer’s Senate leadership
A growing number of Democrats are calling for new leadership in the Senate to replace Schumer, arguing that the party needs a leader who better reflects its generational and ideological shift to the left.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing the prospect of leadership challenges within his own party, with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) weighing potential bids for the party’s top spot in the Senate.
Chris Van Hollen
Van Hollen, a progressive Democrat who has criticized Schumer’s leadership, has received a growing number of calls encouraging him to challenge the New York senator and is now actively considering the possibility, Punchbowl News reported Monday, citing a person familiar with his thinking.
Speaking on Saturday at a Crooked Media event, Van Hollen said, “We need to have a discussion in the Democratic caucus.” He added, “Nobody should get a blank check without a full understanding from the caucus as to where we’re going to go.”
