• 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
05/11/1999 S.995 Youth Gun Crime Enforcement Act of 1999 05/11/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/03/1999 S.942 Taxpayer Right-To-Know Act of 1999 05/03/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/27/1999 S.891 Juvenile Gun Loophole Closure Act 04/27/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/13/1999 S.787 Consumer Credit Card Protection Amendments of 1999 04/13/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.  (All Actions)
03/16/1999 S.637 Internet Gun Trafficking Act of 1999 03/16/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/08/1999 S.561 A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mrs. Yaffa Eliach in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions toward scholarship about the Holocaust, and for other purposes. 03/08/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.481 Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1999 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.480 Credit and Consumer Protection Act of 1999 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.479 Equity in Women's Health Act 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.478 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principle residence within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer. 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.477 Airline Competition Act of 1999 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.476 Comprehensive Pension and Retirement Security Act of 1999 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.475 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of loan forgiveness for teachers. 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.474 Save for College Act of 1999 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 S.473 Make College Affordable Act of 1999 02/25/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
09/23/1998 H.R.4613 To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mrs. Yaffa Eliach in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions toward scholarship about the Holocaust, and for other purposes. 09/23/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.  (All Actions)
09/10/1998 H.R.3160 Airline Competition and Lower Fares Act 09/10/1998 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
08/26/1998 H.R.4233 Brady Waiting Period Extension Act of 1998 08/26/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
08/19/1998 H.R.4502 To provide for adjustment of status for aliens who became eligible for such adjustment based on a diversity immigrant visa available for fiscal year 1997 or 1998, but whose eligibility expired due to paperwork processing delays. 08/19/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
08/04/1998 H.R.4397 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for determining whether a corporation is a cooperative housing corporation for purposes of such Code. 08/04/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (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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