Charles E. Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate majority leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025. He became New York's senior senator in 2001, upon Daniel Patrick Moynihan's retirement. Elected to a fifth term in 2022, Schumer surpassed Moynihan and Jacob K. Javits as the longest-serving U.S. senator from New York. He is the dean of New York's congressional delegation.
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Background
Born
1950-11-23, New York City
Education
Harvard College, Harvard Law School, James Madison High School
Prior Occupations
politician, writer, jurist, lawyer
Positions Held
United States representative, member of the New York State Assembly, United States senator, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Minority Leader of the United States Senate
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Country
United States
Chamber
Senate
Party
Democrat
State
New York
Status
Current member
In office since
1981
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