Charles Schumer
| Chuck Schumer | |
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| Senate Minority Leader | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Deputy | Dick Durbin |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
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United States Senator from New York |
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Assumed office January 3, 1999 Serving with Kirsten Gillibrand |
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| Preceded by | Al D'Amato |
| Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Leader | Harry Reid |
| Preceded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Stabenow |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Leader | Harry Reid |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by |
Mark Warner Elizabeth Warren |
| Chair of the Senate Rules Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Succeeded by | Roy Blunt |
| Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Leader | Harry Reid |
| Preceded by | Jon Corzine |
| Succeeded by | Robert Menendez |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth Holtzman |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Weiner |
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16th district (1981-1983) 10th district (1983–1993) 9th district (1993–1999) |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 45th district |
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In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen J. Solarz |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Feldman |
| Personal details | |
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Charles Ellis Schumer November 23, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Iris Weinshall (m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (/ˈʃuːmər/; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician, the senior United States senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. Schumer was re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24%, in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33% and in 2016 by a margin of 70%-27%.
Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Schumer served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, representing New York's 16th congressional district, later redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and to the 9th congressional district in 1993. A native of Brooklyn and graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he was a three-term member of the New York State Assembly, serving from 1975 to 1980.
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