• 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
10/09/1992 H.R.2355 Illegal Boycott Prosecution Act of 1992 10/09/1992 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-1048, Part I.  (All Actions)
10/08/1992 H.R.4797 Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992 10/08/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
10/05/1992 H.R.6174 Sentencing Enforcement Act of 1992 10/05/1992 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/29/1992 H.J.Res.549 Prohibiting the proposed sale of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia until that country renounces and no longer observes the boycott of Israel by Arab countries. 09/29/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.  (All Actions)
09/29/1992 H.R.5555 To provide for increased preinspection at foreign airports, to make permanent the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide for expedited airport immigration processing. 09/29/1992 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/24/1992 H.R.5124 Airfare Advertising Reform Act of 1992 09/24/1992 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
09/15/1992 H.R.761 To waive the foreign residency requirement for the granting of a visa to Amanda Vasquez Walker. 09/15/1992 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/04/1992 H.R.4440 Criminal Alien and Prison Overcrowding Act 09/04/1992 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.  (All Actions)
08/26/1992 H.R.5717 Chemical Control Amendments Act of 1992 08/26/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
08/19/1992 H.R.5807 Firearm Theft Reporting Act of 1992 08/19/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.  (All Actions)
08/12/1992 H.R.4776 Drug and Alcohol Offenders Treatment Act of 1992 08/12/1992 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
08/05/1992 H.R.5634 Stop Rearming Felons Act of 1992 08/05/1992 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.  (All Actions)
08/05/1992 H.R.5633 Firearms Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1992 08/05/1992 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.  (All Actions)
07/27/1992 H.R.5632 Firearms Tracing Assistance Act of 1992 07/27/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.  (All Actions)
07/23/1992 H.R.506 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide immunity from damages to cable franchising authorities for cable regulatory actions, and for other purposes. 07/23/1992 For Further Action See H.R.4850.  (All Actions)
07/06/1992 H.R.5456 To provide for a reduction in United States economic assistance to any independent state of the former Soviet Union that exports goods, equipment, or technology in contravention of certain nonproliferation regimes. 07/06/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.  (All Actions)
06/11/1992 H.R.5305 Environmental Crimes Act of 1992 06/11/1992 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/21/1992 H.R.4954 Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act of 1992 05/21/1992 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.  (All Actions)
04/23/1992 H.R.2354 Victims Justice Act of 1991 04/23/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.  (All Actions)
04/03/1992 H.R.4556 Expedited Airport Processing Act of 1992 04/03/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.  (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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