• 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
01/31/1997 H.R.83 Comprehensive Pension and Retirement Security Act of 1997 01/31/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
01/28/1997 H.R.492 American Handgun Standards Act of 1997 01/28/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
01/28/1997 H.R.275 Effective Antiterrorism Tools for Law Enforcement Act of 1997 01/28/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
01/28/1997 H.R.12 Twelve is Enough Anti-Gunrunning Act 01/28/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
01/07/1997 H.R.276 Middle Class Savings and Capital Gains Act of 1997 01/07/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/22/1996 H.R.4218 Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1996 10/22/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, and in addition to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
10/15/1996 H.R.4321 Comprehensive Pension and Retirement Security Act of 1996 10/15/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
10/04/1996 H.R.4342 To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend certain statutes of limitation. 10/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
10/04/1996 H.R.4341 Child Support Recovery Amendments Act of 1996 10/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
10/04/1996 H.R.4322 Criminal Offender Anti-Drug Act 10/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
10/04/1996 H.R.4044 Safe and Responsible Handgun Act of 1996 10/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
09/28/1996 H.R.4325 Patient's Compassion and Visitation Act of 1996 09/28/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/28/1996 H.R.4324 Welfare to Work Act of 1996 09/28/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/28/1996 H.R.4323 Family Affordable College Tuition Act of 1996 09/28/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/28/1996 H.R.4320 Truth in Credit Card Offers Act 09/28/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
09/06/1996 H.R.4005 Pension Choice and Security Act of 1996 09/06/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
09/04/1996 H.R.3698 To reduce violent crime by juvenile offenders. 09/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
08/02/1996 H.R.4004 401(k) Protection Act of 1996 08/02/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/30/1996 H.R.3891 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for the regulation of contracts for the purchase or sale of a commodity for future delivery, which are made on or subject to the rules of a board of trade, exchange, or market located outside the United States, when the commodity is deliverable in the United States. 07/30/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.  (All Actions)
06/27/1996 H.R.3445 Balanced Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention Act of 1996 06/27/1996 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (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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