Chuck Schumer

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1950-11-23

• Spouse

  Iris Weinshall (m. 1980)

• Children

  2

• Religion

  Jewish

• Education

  Harvard College (BA), Harvard Law School (JD)

• Full Name

  Charles Ellis Schumer

• Birthplace

  Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

• Current Role

  Senior United States Senator from New York

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Longest-serving U.S. Senator from New York

  Yes

Timeline

• Born in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. (Source: summary)

  1950-11-23

• Began serving in the New York State Assembly. (Source: summary)

  1975-01-01

• Concluded service in the New York State Assembly. (Source: summary)

  1980-12-31

• Began serving nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source: summary)

  1981-01-01

• Redistricted to New York's 10th congressional district. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1983-01-01

• Redistricted to New York's 9th congressional district. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1993-01-01

• Introduced the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. (Source: web_search_results)

  1993-01-01

• Was a leading supporter of the Violence Against Women Act. (Source: web_search_results)

  1994-01-01

• Elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican incumbent Al D'Amato. (Source: summary)

  1998-11-03

• Began serving as U.S. Senator from New York. (Source: summary)

  1999-01-03

• Became New York's senior senator upon Daniel Patrick Moynihan's retirement. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2001-01-03

• Re-elected to the Senate with 71% of the vote. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2004-11-02

• Began chairing the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. (Source: summary)

  2005-01-01

• Began serving as Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the Senate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2007-01-01

• Began serving as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, investigating the mortgage and financial crisis. (Source: web_search_results)

  2007-01-01

• Concluded chairmanship of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. (Source: summary)

  2009-12-31

• Re-elected to the Senate with 66% of the vote. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2010-11-02

• Began chairing the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. (Source: summary)

  2011-01-01

• Re-elected to the Senate with 70% of the vote. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2016-11-08

• Unanimously elected Democratic leader to succeed Harry Reid. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2016-11-16

• Began serving as Senate Minority Leader and leading the Senate Democratic Caucus. (Source: summary)

  2017-01-03

• Became Senate Majority Leader, the first Jewish Senate leader in U.S. history. (Source: summary)

  2021-01-20

• Shepherded the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through the Senate. (Source: summary)

  2021-03-11

• Shepherded the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the Senate. (Source: summary)

  2021-11-15

• Shepherded the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 through the Senate. (Source: summary)

  2022-08-16

• Shepherded the CHIPS and Science Act through the Senate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-08-09

• Shepherded the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act through the Senate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-06-25

• Shepherded the Respect for Marriage Act through the Senate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-12-13

• Re-elected to the Senate with 56% of the vote, becoming the longest-serving U.S. senator from New York. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-11-08

• Began serving as Senate Minority Leader (projected). (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01-03

Chuck Schumer

Charles Ellis Schumer ( SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate Majority Leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025. He became New York's senior senator in 2001, upon Daniel Patrick Moynihan's retirement. Elected to a fifth term in 2022, Schumer surpassed Moynihan and Jacob K. Javits as the longest-serving U.S. senator from New York. He is the dean of New York's congressional delegation. A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Schumer was a three-term member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1980. He served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, first representing New York's 16th congressional district before being redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and 9th congressional district 10 years later. In 1998, Schumer was elected to the Senate, defeating three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato. He was reelected in 2004 with 71% of the vote, in 2010 with 66% of the vote, in 2016 with 70% of the vote, and in 2022 with 56% of the vote. Schumer chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2005 to 2009, overseeing 14 Democratic gains in the Senate in the 2006 and 2008 elections. He was the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, behind Senate majority leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin. He served as Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the Senate from 2007 to 2017 and chaired the Senate Democratic Policy Committee from 2011 to 2017. Schumer won his fourth term in the Senate in 2016 and was then unanimously elected Democratic leader to succeed Reid, who was retiring. In January 2021, Schumer became Senate majority leader, becoming the first Jewish Senate leader in U.S. history. As majority leader, Schumer shepherded through the Senate some of the Biden administration's major legislative initiatives, including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the CHIPS and Science Act, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the Respect for Marriage Act. Under his leadership, the Senate confirmed the most federal judges during the first two years of any presidency since John F. Kennedy's, and the most diverse slate of federal judicial nominations in American history, including Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Web Search Results

• Chuck Schumer - Wikipedia

  Charles Ellis Schumer (/ˈʃuːmər/ SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party "Democratic Party (United States)"), he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate Majority Leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025. He became New York's senior senator in 2001, upon [...] A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Schumer was a three-term member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1980. He served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, first representing New York's 16th congressional district before being redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and 9th congressional district 10 years later. In 1998, Schumer was elected to the Senate, defeating three-term Republican [...] | Born | Charles Ellis Schumer (1950-11-23) November 23, 1950 (age 74) New York City, U.S. | | Political party | Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") | | Spouse | Iris Weinshall ​ (m. 1980)​ | | Children | 2 | | Relatives | Amy Schumer (cousin) | | Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) | | Signature | | Website | Senate website Campaign website | | Schumer's voice Schumer's on Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement Recorded June 27, 2018 |

• Chuck Schumer | Biography & Facts - Britannica

  Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1998 and began 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 was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–99). [...] During his years in the House, he became known both as a leader of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and as a highly effective advocate of legislation combating violent crime. Schumer introduced the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993) and was a leading supporter of the Violence Against Women Act (1994), the former of which imposed mandatory background checks on the sales of handguns. He also cowrote a law that banned the private ownership of assault weapons. [...] In 1998 Schumer was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican incumbent Alfonse D’Amato with nearly 55 percent of the vote. After taking office in 1999, he continued to advance liberal causes. He took a strong interest in trade and consumer-protection matters and was a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage and abortion rights. Also active in health care issues, he was a key supporter of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA; 2010), helping steer it through committee and to

• Charles Schumer | Research Starters - EBSCO

  Charles Schumer, born on November 23, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent Democratic politician and serves as the Senate majority leader. He began his political career at a young age, becoming the youngest person elected to the New York State Legislature and later serving eighteen years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Schumer has built a reputation as an advocate for the middle class, focusing on legislation that addresses safety, health, consumer protection, and economic issues. [...] Go to EBSCOhost and sign in to access more content about this topic. ## Charles Schumer Born: November 23, 1950 Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York ## POLITICIAN In his government career, Schumer has been a champion of the middle class in sponsoring legislation protecting citizens’ rights in safety, health, economics, and medicine. AREA OF ACHIEVEMENT: Government and politics ## Early Life [...] From 2007 to 2008, Schumer served as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, which oversees America’s economic policies. In that position, he chaired the first hearings in Congress that investigated the causes of the mortgage and financial crisis and its impact on American families and communities. He worked to secure resources for foreclosure prevention and helped to draft legislation designed to prevent some of the problems that had caused the mortgage crisis. He has also served on the

• Senator Charles Schumer - P.S.197 Kings Highway Academy

  Throughout his career, Charles “Chuck” Schumer has fought to make government work for all Americans by cutting through red tape and finding common-sense solutions to challenges facing the middle- class. Chuck has become known for his tireless work to reduce crime, increase economic opportunity, and expand access to higher education, affordable health care and housing. [...] The eldest of three children, Chuck was born on November 23, 1950, in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY to his parents, Abe and Selma Schumer. His father, Abe, who grew up in Utica and served as a radar operator in planes flying over the Himalayas in World War II, took over his father’s exterminating business after the war. Shaped at an early age by his father’s experiences as a small businessman, Chuck has never forgotten the difficulties faced by middle-class New Yorkers who

• Meet Chuck - Chuck Schumer for Senate

  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.

• Award

  Time 100

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  James Madison High School

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  11/23/1950

• Place Of Birth

  New York City

Charles Ellis Schumer (/ˈʃuːmər/ SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and is the senior United States senator from New York. He is the dean of New York's congressional delegation. A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Schumer was a three-term member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1980. He served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, first representing New York's 16th congressional district before being redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and 9th congressional district ten years later. In 1998, Schumer was elected to the Senate, defeating three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato. He was reelected in 2004 with 71% of the vote, in 2010 with 66% of the vote, in 2016 with 70% of the vote, and in 2022 with 56% of the vote. Schumer chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2005 to 2009, overseeing 14 Democratic gains in the Senate in the 2006 and 2008 elections. He was the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, behind Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin. He served as Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the Senate from 2007 to 2017 and chaired the Senate Democratic Policy Committee from 2011 to 2017. Schumer won his fourth term in the Senate in 2016 and was then unanimously elected Democratic leader to succeed Harry Reid, who was retiring. In January 2021, Schumer became Senate Majority Leader, and the second Jewish leader of either chamber of Congress.