Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland revealed on Sunday that he had a stroke while giving a speech earlier this week. He said he is still in the hospital, but that he has been told that the incident would have "no long-term ramifications or damage."
Van Hollen said he had "light-headedness and significant neck discomfort" while giving a speech in western Maryland, according to a statement released on Sunday. When he returned home, he sought medical help and was admitted to George Washington Hospital, according to him.An angiography revealed a "minor stroke in the form of a little venous tear at the back of my head," according to him. "Out of an abundance of caution," he continued, he will be monitored for the next three days.
Van Hollen is up for reelection this year, and in the state's primary in July, he will face one Democratic opponent. Ten Republicans are fighting for the Republican nomination to challenge him.
Van Hollen's declaration came on the same day that Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for Senate in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, revealed he is recovering from a stroke he suffered on Friday. Doctors removed a clot around Fetterman's heart, reversing the stroke and "getting my heart under control," according to Fetterman, who is now in the hospital under supervision. He said that doctors assured him he had no cognitive impairment.
Sen. Ben Luján of New Mexico was hospitalized earlier this year after having a stroke. In March, he resumed work, and in April, he assured high school classmates that he was "90 percent recovered."
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