• 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
04/07/2017 S.910 Disability Integration Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 S.187 A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. 01/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/20/2017 S.Res.17 A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. 01/20/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 S.Res.8 A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. 01/05/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
12/10/2016 S.Res.335 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft. 12/10/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
12/09/2016 S.2614 Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 12/09/2016 By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-397.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 S.3396 A bill to require an Air Force report on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) contamination at certain military installations and require reparation for identified contaminated sites and affected areas. 09/27/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 S.Res.555 A resolution congratulating the Optical Society on its 100th anniversary. 09/13/2016 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
09/12/2016 S.Res.551 A resolution honoring the Maine-Endwell Little League Team of Endwell, New York, for the victory of the team in the 2016 Little League World Series. 09/12/2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/29/2016 S.3207 A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats. 07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-219. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/13/2016 S.3197 Quiet Communities Act of 2016 07/13/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
06/07/2016 S.3026 ROBOCOP Act 06/07/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
05/16/2016 S.2934 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 05/16/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/12/2016 S.2929 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building". 05/12/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/09/2016 S.2900 Preventing Terrorism Through Social Media Act of 2016 05/09/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
04/27/2016 S.Res.443 A resolution designating April 2016 as "National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month". 04/27/2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/20/2016 S.2830 Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water Act of 2016 04/20/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
04/07/2016 S.2769 A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft. 04/07/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
03/17/2016 S.2735 Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act 03/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/10/2016 S.2666 Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2016 03/10/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
Total: 6114
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/04/1982 H.Res.269 A resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to permit the emigration of Yuli Kosharovsky and his immediate family to Israel.
05/04/1982 H.R.4588 Hunger Prevention and African Food Security Act
05/03/1982 H.R.6183 A bill to extend by five months (through September 1982) the period within which a child over age eighteen must have been already enrolled at the college level in order to qualify (after July 1982) for child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act as a postsecondary student, and to require that such a child (in order to so qualify) must have graduated from high school by the close of such period.
05/02/1982 H.Res.376 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to opposing any further reductions in medicare benefits and favoring developing a health care reimbursement system that promotes cost efficient quality health care.
04/30/1982 H.Con.Res.289 A concurrent resolution regarding membership in the United Nations General Assembly.
04/29/1982 H.Res.446 A resolution to amend Rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prevent consideration through the duration of the 97th Congress of legislation which would reduce benefits or cost of living adjustments under Social Security and other federally administered retirement programs.
04/29/1982 H.R.6163 A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for the removal of the social security trust funds from the unified budget and to provide for crediting to the social security trust funds in the amount of unnegotiated social security checks.
04/29/1982 H.Res.420 A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives concerning "Solidarity Sunday".
04/29/1982 H.R.5551 A bill to amend section 8(e) of the Small Business Act to improve small business access to Federal Procurement information.
04/29/1982 H.R.5485 A bill to extend by five months (through September 1982) the period within which a child over age 18 must have been already enrolled at the college level in order to qualify (after July 1982) for child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act as a postsecondary student.
04/29/1982 H.R.5193 A bill to restore the recently eliminated child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act in the case of children aged 18 through 22 who attend postsecondary schools.
04/28/1982 H.R.5995 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan Amendments of 1982
04/28/1982 H.J.Res.448 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 25 through May 2, 1982, as "Jewish Heritage Week".
04/28/1982 H.J.Res.403 A joint resolution on the importance of continued participation in the United Nations by democratic States.
04/27/1982 H.R.2488 A bill to amend section 402 of title 23, United States Code, relating to establishment by each State of comprehensive alcohol-traffic safety programs as a part of its highway safety program.
04/22/1982 H.R.5735 Occupational Health Hazards Compensation Act of 1982
04/21/1982 H.R.4450 A bill to authorize the donation of surplus property to any State for the construction and modernization of criminal justice facilities.
04/20/1982 H.J.Res.460 A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 6, 1983 as "Women's History Week".
04/20/1982 H.R.768 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile which may be used in computing the charitable contribution deduction shall be the same as the standard mileage rate which may be used in computing the business expense deduction.
04/16/1982 H.J.Res.316 A joint resolution to designate the week of April 19 through 25, 1982, as "National Nurse-Midwifery Week".
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