• 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
06/26/1985 H.R.2846 A bill to protect the constitutional right to freedom of speech by establishing a new cause of action for defamation, and for other purposes. 06/26/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.  (All Actions)
06/11/1985 H.R.1514 Depository Institutions Interstate Competition Act 06/11/1985 See H.R.2707.  (All Actions)
06/04/1985 H.R.2661 Consumer Banking Act of 1985 06/04/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.  (All Actions)
05/22/1985 H.R.2590 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction to individuals who rent their principal residences for a portion of the real property taxes paid or accrued by their landlords. 05/22/1985 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/15/1985 H.R.2525 Tenant Credit Reporting Act 05/15/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.  (All Actions)
05/08/1985 H.R.2424 Fair Share Minimum Tax Act of 1985 05/08/1985 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/22/1985 H.R.2130 Good Samaritan Assistance Act of 1985 04/22/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.  (All Actions)
04/18/1985 H.R.2131 Public Charity Tax Penalty Reform Act of 1985 04/18/1985 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/18/1985 H.Con.Res.124 A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the President should take no action that will honor the memories of Nazi soldiers during his planned trip to the Federal Republic of Germany. 04/18/1985 Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/17/1985 H.R.2102 National Entrepreneurship Act 04/17/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.  (All Actions)
04/04/1985 H.R.2021 National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act 04/04/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.  (All Actions)
04/03/1985 H.R.1971 Banking Confidence Act of 1985 04/03/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.  (All Actions)
03/06/1985 H.R.896 Criminal Justice Information Improvement Act of 1985 03/06/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.  (All Actions)
02/07/1985 H.R.933 A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of benefits thereunder to individuals who have been deported or ordered deported from the United States on account of certain activities conducted under the direction of or in association with the Nazi government of Germany during World War II. 02/07/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
02/07/1985 H.R.841 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit medical expenses incurred by crime victims to be deductible without regard to the 5-percent floor on the deduction for medical expenses and to allow medical expenses so incurred to be deducted by non-itemizers. 02/07/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/30/1985 H.R.840 A bill to clarify the law by explicitly providing that nonprofit community crime prevention organizations and crime victim assistance organizations are organizations operated for charitable purposes within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and for other purposes. 01/30/1985 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/17/1984 H.R.6429 National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act 10/17/1984 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.  (All Actions)
07/31/1984 H.R.6052 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit the tax-free rollover of partial distributions from qualified employer plans by increasing the limitations on the deduction for retirement savings. 07/31/1984 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/25/1984 H.Con.Res.251 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the president of Syria should permit Jewish emigration to the United States. 07/25/1984 Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.  (All Actions)
07/16/1984 H.R.5995 A bill to amend the National Housing Act to extend the Federal crime insurance program. 07/16/1984 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.  (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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