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3 days ago · 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. Schumer previously was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–99).
Senate Majority Leader Schumer's website We are the Senate Democratic Majority Working with President Biden and our House Democratic colleagues, the Senate Democratic Majority is standing up for American families by continuing to create good-paying jobs and enact policies to level the playing field, fight back against special interests, and ...
Nov 8, 2022 · Chuck Schumer Wins 5th Term as Democrats in N.Y. Hold Hope for Hochul. Gov. Kathy Hochul held an early lead in a surprisingly tight race against Rep. Lee Zeldin, a conservative Republican.
Schumer was born on November 23, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York. [1] His family is Jewish, descended from immigrants from Russia, Poland, and Austria. [2] 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.
On January 20th, 2021, following the historic election of Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, Chuck Schumer became the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. He is the first New Yorker and first Jewish person to serve as Senate Majority Leader. Coming into office amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Chuck is focused on getting the ...
Schumer Statement on Anti-Israel Protests at Columbia University. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) today released the following statement on anti-Israel protests at Columbia University: “College campuses must be places of learning and discussion. Every American has a right to protest, but when protests shift to antisemitism, verbal abuse ...
In 2016, U.S. Senator Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer became the first New Yorker to serve as Leader of the Democratic Caucus. And in 2021, Chuck became the first New Yorker to serve as Senate Majority Leader. As senator, Chuck made it a hallmark of his career to protect the middle class and those working to reach it, and he continues that ...
