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  • 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
11/18/1999 S.1957 CT-43A Federal Employee Settlement Act 11/18/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
11/04/1999 S.1856 A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize Federal district courts to hear civil actions to recover damages or secure relief for certain injuries to persons and property under or resulting from the Nazi government of Germany. 11/04/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
10/29/1999 S.Res.210 A resolution recognizing and honoring the New York Yankees. 10/29/1999 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
10/28/1999 S.1819 21st Century Mentor Teacher Act 10/28/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.  (All Actions)
10/28/1999 S.1818 21st Century Master Teacher Act 10/28/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.  (All Actions)
10/27/1999 S.Con.Res.62 A concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring the heroic efforts of the Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing and its rescue of Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the South Pole. 10/27/1999 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
09/29/1999 S.1663 Foreign Money Laundering Deterrence and Anticorruption Act 09/29/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.  (All Actions)
07/22/1999 S.1423 Teacher Tax Relief Act of 1999 07/22/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
07/22/1999 S.1422 School Quality Counts Act 07/22/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.  (All Actions)
07/12/1999 S.Con.Res.36 A concurrent resolution condemning Palestinian efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan of November 29, 1947, and condemning the United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its April 27, 1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian self-determination on the basis of the original Palestine partition plan. 07/12/1999 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
06/30/1999 S.1306 Targeted Gun Dealer Enforcement Act of 1999 06/30/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/25/1999 S.Con.Res.39 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that country's Jewish community. 06/25/1999 Held at the desk.  (All Actions)
06/23/1999 S.1267 Clinical Trials Disclosure Act of 1999 06/23/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.  (All Actions)
06/18/1999 S.Con.Res.41 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that country's Jewish community. 06/18/1999 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
06/16/1999 S.1223 Andrew Carnegie Libraries for Lifelong Learning Act 06/16/1999 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
06/10/1999 S.1201 Suzanne's Law 06/10/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/09/1999 S.1195 Financial Information Protection Act of 1999 06/09/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.  (All Actions)
05/25/1999 S.1118 A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to convert the price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of solely recourse loans to provide for the gradual elimination of the program. 05/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
05/19/1999 S.1077 A bill to dedicate the new Amtrak station in New York, New York, to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. 05/19/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
05/12/1999 S.1015 Online Investor Protection Act of 1999 05/12/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.  (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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