ENG: Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is 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%. He was easily re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33%.
Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Schumer served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999. He represented New York's 16th congressional district, which was 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 ...
PLATTSBURGH — In his next six years in office, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer pledges to help the middle class carve its way up the economic slope."It has become harder and harder for those in the middle class to stretch that paycheck," Schumer said during a visit to Plattsburgh on Tuesday.Schumer was in town on his statewide tour to thank voters for returning him to Washington for what will be his third six-year term as senator.
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The Democrat from Brooklyn, who easily defeated Republican Jay Townsend on Nov. 2, spent time at Champlain Centre mall meeting voters ...
WASHINGTON - New York Sen. Chuck Schumer will take over messaging and policy-shaping operations for Senate Democrats in a shift that consolidates duties handled separately for the past two years.
The decision by Schumer's Democratic colleagues keeps him No. 3 among Senate Democratic leaders, but he will have more clout in determining what legislation is considered on the Senate floor.
"I'll have a good deal of say, more than I had before,'' Schumer said in an interview.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada has run the Democrats' so-called "war room" that has handled messaging ...
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer stopped by the Poughkeepsie Galleria on Wednesday morning as part of a whirlwind tour to thank voters for re-electing him.
The Democratic senator defeated Republican challenger Jay Townsend by 32 percentage points in the Nov. 2 election, according to The Associated Press.
"Hello, ma'am, I'm your senator, Charles Schumer," he said to one woman in the hallway of the Galleria. "I'm here to say, 'Thanks for electing me.' "
"I won, and I like to come back and say, 'Thanks,' " Schumer said to another shopper.
In an elevator, descending from the second floor ...