Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer
United States Senator
from New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 1999
Serving with Kirsten Gillibrand
Preceded by
Alfonse D’Amato
Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Preceded by
Dianne Feinstein
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York’s 9th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by
Thomas J. Manton
Succeeded by Anthony D. Weiner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York’s 10th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by
Mario Biaggi
Succeeded by Ed Towns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York’s 16th district
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by
Elizabeth Holtzman
Succeeded by Charles B. Rangel
Born
November 23, 1950
(1950-11-23)
Brooklyn, New York City,
New York
Nationality
American
Political party Democratic
Spouse
Iris Weinshall
Children
Jessica Schumer
Alison Schumer
Residence
Brooklyn, New York City,
New York
Alma mater
Harvard University
Occupation
Attorney
Religion
Judaism
Website
Senator Charles E. Schumer
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer
(born
November 23, 1950) is the senior U.S. Senat-
or from the State of New York, serving since
1999. A liberal Democrat, in 2005 he became
chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Cam-
paign Committee. In November 2006, he was
elected to the new post of Vice Chairman of
the Senate Democratic Caucus.[1] In this pos-
ition, he is the third-ranking Democrat in the
Senate, behind Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin.
Personal life
Schumer was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish
family. His parents were Selma Rosen and
Abraham Schumer.[2] He attended public
schools in Brooklyn, scoring a perfect 1600
on the SAT, and graduated as the valedictori-
an from James Madison High School
in
1967.[3] Schumer competed for Madison
High on the It’s Academic television quiz
show.[4]
He attended Harvard College, where he
became interested
in politics and cam-
paigned for Eugene