El-Sayed says he’d back Van Hollen as majority leader over Schumer

The Hill · Sarah Davis · 2026-11-05 18:40 UTC

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic senator, reupped his calls Thursday morning for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to become Senate majority leader over current Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) In an interview on “CNN News Central,” El-Sayed echoed his May endorsement of the Maryland senator for the role. “I’ve been very clear: I think…

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic senator, reupped his calls Thursday morning for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to become Senate majority leader over current Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)

In an interview on “CNN News Central,” El-Sayed echoed his May endorsement of the Maryland senator for the role.

“I’ve been very clear: I think he’d be an amazing Senate majority leader,” El-Sayed told CNN’s Kate Bolduan on Thursday. “Of course, that’s a choice he has to make about whether or not he wants to pursue that.

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