“This is not about one specific person - it’s about listening to the call of the American people. That’s why I’m running for majority leader,” Maryland Senator Van Hollen said in a statement Friday night, local time in Sweden.
The vote for the leadership position is due in early December. Schumer has previously said he has the support needed to secure the seat.
“I’m going to take it home,” he told the AP last week.
Democrats made strong gains in many areas of the US during the midterm elections, securing majorities in both houses of Congress.
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