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Charles E. Schumer

U.S. Senator (Class 3), NY

Democratic New York since Jan 3, 2023

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Banking & Finance 3 Economy & Taxes 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Housing 1 Labor & Employment 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 3), NY current New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2029	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), NY New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), NY New York	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), NY New York	Democratic	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), NY New York	Democratic	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-9 New York	Democratic	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-9 New York	Democratic	Jan 4, 1995	Jan 3, 1997	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-9 New York	Democratic	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1995	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-10 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 1991	Jan 3, 1993	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-10 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 1989	Jan 3, 1991	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-10 New York	Democratic	Jan 6, 1987	Jan 3, 1989	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-10 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 1985	Jan 3, 1987	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-10 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 1983	Jan 3, 1985	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-16 New York	Democratic	Jan 5, 1981	Jan 3, 1983	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.355, social dim. -0.411. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Confirmation: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense	Nay	Jan 24, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense	Nay	Jan 23, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Nay	Jan 23, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Ratcliffe to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Nay	Jan 23, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 6 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	Nay	Jan 22, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense	Nay	Jan 21, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Proceed to Legislative Session	Nay	Jan 21, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Marco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State	Yea	Jan 20, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act	Nay	Jan 20, 2025	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended	Nay	Jan 20, 2025	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act	Nay	Jan 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Coons Amdt. No. 23	Yea	Jan 15, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Cornyn Amdt. No. 14	Nay	Jan 15, 2025	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act	Yea	Jan 9, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $1,207,086. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 104 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Corporate PAC	47	$295,298	24%
Big donor	56	$170,014	14%
Party	1	$24,646	2%
Unclassified	896	$717,128	59%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$24,646	SCHUMER MAJORITY COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Party	Oct 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$20,282	GRASSROOTS MEDIA	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	unclassified	Aug 7, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$19,159	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Nov 20, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$10,085	AMALGAMATED BANK	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Mar 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$9,948	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Oct 11, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$9,917	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Nov 20, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,481	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,773	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Jan 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,696	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,592	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Jun 28, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,531	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,519	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Aug 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,518	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Nov 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,019	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	Oct 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$6,899	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Corporate PAC	May 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)

SRES 771 US · Jun 17, 2026
A resolution congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals.

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S 4796 US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock, and for other purposes.

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S 4791 US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to abolish the Anti-Weaponization Fund, and for other purposes.

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S 4781 US · Jun 15, 2026
A bill to expand the mission of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and focus on building export-related domestic critical industries that produce…

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SJRES 149 US · May 13, 2026
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer…

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