• 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
03/06/2001 S.458 Make College Affordable Act of 2001 03/06/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/28/2001 S.417 Homeownership Opportunities for Uniformed Services and Educators Act 02/28/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/15/2001 S.379 Federal Election Modernization Act of 2001 02/15/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
02/14/2001 S.323 Inviting New Scholars to Participate in Renewing Education Act 02/14/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
02/13/2001 S.317 Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act of 2001 02/13/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
02/08/2001 S.300 Quality Teacher Recruitment Act of 2001 02/08/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
02/08/2001 S.297 A bill to put teachers first by providing grants for master teacher programs. 02/08/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/30/2001 S.217 Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2001 01/30/2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
12/05/2000 S.3273 Voting Study and Improvement Act of 2000 12/05/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
11/13/2000 S.2345 Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act 11/13/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-516. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/26/2000 S.3244 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to the airport noise and access review program. 10/26/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
10/24/2000 S.Res.381 A resolution designating October 16, 2000, to October 20, 2000, as "National Teach For America Week". 10/24/2000 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
09/27/2000 S.3124 Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act of 2000 09/27/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/27/2000 S.2893 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, New York, as the "Matthew F. McHugh Post Office". 09/27/2000 Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
09/21/2000 S.3094 Public Officials Protection Act of 2000 09/21/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/21/2000 S.Res.359 A resolution designating October 16, 2000, to October 20, 2000 as "National Teach For America Week" 09/21/2000 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/20/2000 S.3074 Immigration Protection Act of 2000 09/20/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/18/2000 S.3063 Consumer Credit Score Disclosure Act of 2000 09/18/2000 Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/14/2000 S.3051 GAAP Act of 2000 09/14/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
07/27/2000 S.2947 A bill to encourage respect for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran, and to deter Iran from supporting international terrorism, and from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs. 07/27/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (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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