Senator Chuck Schumer
| Charles 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 (16th) Mario Biaggi (10th) Thomas J. Manton (9th) |
| Succeeded by |
Charles Rangel (16th) Edolphus Towns (10th) Anthony Weiner (9th) |
| Constituency |
16th district (1981–83) 10th district (1983–93) 9th district (1993–99) |
| 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. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Iris Weinshall (m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Harvard College (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Website | Senate website |
Charles Ellis Schumer (/ˈʃuːmər/; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the senior United States Senator from New York, a seat he was first elected to in 1998. Since 2017 he also is the Senate Minority Leader. He first defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato 55% to 44% before being reelected in 2004 with 71% of the vote, in 2010 with 66% of the vote, and in 2016 with 70% of the vote.
Before his election to the Senate, Schumer served in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, first representing New York's 16th congressional district before being redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and 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 from 1975 to 1980.
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