• SCHUMER, CHARLES E
Experience: Senate: 1999-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $15,863,650Coverage End: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Charles 'Chuck' E. Schumer
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Iris; 2 Children: Jessica, Alison
    Birth Date: 11/23/1950
    Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
    Home City: Brooklyn, NY
    Religion: Jewish

Education

    JD, Harvard College, 1974
    AB, Harvard College, 1971

Political Experience

    Minority Policy Committee Chair, United States Senate, 2015-present
    Senator, United States Senate, 1998-present
    Former Democratic At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Majority Policy Committee Chair, United States Senate, 2015
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1980-1998
    Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1974-1980

Current Legislative Committees

    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Member
    Finance, Member
    Joint Committee on Printing, Member
    Joint Committee on the Library, Vice Chair
    Judiciary, Member
    Rules and Administration, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Member
    Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, Member
    Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
    Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Member
    Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Vice Chair, Democratic Conference, Democratic Leadership Team, 2006-present

Professional Experience

    Attorney

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, New York State Bar Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 1199
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/15/2010 S.Con.Res.68 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. 07/15/2010 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.  (All Actions)
07/14/2010 S.3577 ASPIRE Act of 2010 07/14/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
07/13/2010 S.Res.580 A resolution commemorating the life and work of George M. Steinbrenner of the State of New York. 07/13/2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
06/30/2010 S.3560 Combating the Pakistani Taliban Act of 2010 06/30/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
06/29/2010 S.3546 Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010 06/29/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/10/2010 S.3478 Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act 06/10/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
06/09/2010 S.3467 Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010 06/09/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/26/2010 S.3427 Pre-Paid Mobile Device Identification Act 05/26/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
05/18/2010 S.2945 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1210 West Main Street in Riverhead, New York, as the "Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building". 05/18/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381.  (All Actions)
04/26/2010 S.3256 A bill to require a study to determine the feasibility of mitigating damages relating to Federal navigation work conducted at Oklahoma Beach in the State of New York. 04/26/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
04/21/2010 S.3238 Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act 04/21/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/21/2010 S.3236 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Enhancement Act of 2010 04/21/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/20/2010 S.3228 Small Business Innovation to Job Creation Act of 2010 04/20/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.  (All Actions)
05/03/2010 S.3295 DISCLOSE Act 05/03/2010 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
04/27/2010 S.3264 Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act of 2010 04/27/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/15/2010 S.Res.486 A resolution supporting the mission and goals of the 2010 National Crime Victims' Rights Week to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States, no matter the country of origin or creed of the victim, and to commemorate the National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme referred to as "Crime Victims' Rights: Fairness. Dignity. Respect.". 04/15/2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
04/14/2010 S.3205 BAG Fees Act 04/14/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
03/25/2010 S.3166 Ponzi Scheme Victim's Bill of Rights Act of 2010 03/25/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
03/17/2010 S.3134 Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010 03/17/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
03/03/2010 S.3069 American Renewable Energy Jobs Act 03/03/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 6114
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/13/2017 S.55 Fort Ontario Study Act
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
05/17/2017 S.1162 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 S.675 Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
05/17/2017 S.324 State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/08/2017 S.1068 Clean Energy for America Act
05/04/2017 S.1045 Save Women's Preventive Care Act
05/04/2017 S.Res.158 A resolution recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
05/04/2017 S.Res.155 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should work in cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise global leadership to address the causes and effects of climate change, and for other purposes.
05/02/2017 S.1006 Equality Act
04/27/2017 S.967 Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017
04/06/2017 S.872 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
04/06/2017 S.865 FRAC Act
04/05/2017 S.834 A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
04/05/2017 S.828 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes.
04/04/2017 S.820 A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
04/04/2017 S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act
04/04/2017 S.815 Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017
03/30/2017 S.Res.104 A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.
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