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Charles Ellis Schumer (/ ˈ ʃ uː m ər / SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from New York since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and was Senate Minority Leader from 2017 to 2021.
Jun 23, 2024 · Chuck Schumer, American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1998, representing New York in that body the following year. He served as the Senate’s minority leader (2017–21) before becoming majority leader in 2021.
U.S. Senator Charles Ellis “Chuck” Schumer has dedicated his career to fighting for New York. He visits all 62 counties every year and has delivered countless large and small victories across the state, including delivering $20 billion to rebuild after the 9-11 terror attacks and passing a $63 billion relief package to help New York recover ...
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Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Schumer served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999. He represented New York's 16th congressional district, which was later redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and to the 9th congressional districtin 1993.
In 2015, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevadaannounced his retirement. Reid quickly supported Schumer to replace him as the new Senate Minority Leader. On November 16, 2016, Schumer was elected as the senate's new minority leader. He assumed this position on January 3, 2017.
Schumer was born on November 23, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York. His family is Jewish, descended from immigrants from Russia, Poland, and Austria. He studied at Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he was a three-term member of the New York State Assembly, serving from 1975 to 1980. Schumer is married to Iris Weinshall. They have two children.
Chuck Schumer for U.S. Senate Archived 2021-03-22 at the Wayback Machine official campaign siteSenator Chuck Schumer interview from Fresh Air from WHYY at NPR, January 30, 2007Schumer Seeks Market-Maker Obligations for Computerized Traders, Jesse Westbrook, Bloomberg Businessweek, August 11, 2010Sep 2, 2021 · After four decades in Washington, Schumer is such a fixture it’s easy to forget he’s new at his current job: he only became majority leader in January. But faced with a massive task and with no...
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