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Charles E. Schumer

Charles E. Schumer

Democratic · NY U.S. Senator

46 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1981

  • background Born November 23, 1950 in Brooklyn; Harvard College and Harvard Law School graduate
  • role New York State Assembly (1975–1980), U.S. House (1981–1999)
  • role U.S. senator from New York since 1999; longest-serving (surpassed Moynihan, Javits)
  • role Senate Democratic leader since 2017; majority leader 2021–2025
  • achievement First Jewish Senate majority leader in U.S. history (January 2021)
  • achievement Shepherded major Biden legislation: American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure, IRA, CHIPS Act

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 46 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 38
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 297 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 38 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 26 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 2
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Charles E. Schumer. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of Senate roll calls voted

Full voting record (46 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 46 of 915 recorded roll calls

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Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $3,822 ·

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
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  • S 5619A bill to restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 928A resolution to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Terry.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 897A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5461Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026sponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5446Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations ActcosponsoredSep 21, 2026
  • SRES 859A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • S 5390End Trump’s Tariff Tax ActsponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • S 5385A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.cosponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • S 5323A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Elliot L. Engel Building".sponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 840A resolution to authorize testimony and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel.cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 839A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Federal Trade Commission v. Key Investment Group, LLC, et al.cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 841A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5260Stroke ActcosponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • S 5212No Payoffs for Pardons ActsponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • S 5189A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • S 5183Anti-Corruption Bureau Creation ActsponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • S 5108Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • SCONRES 36A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • S 5022Cannabis Administration and Opportunity ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • S 4982Good Jobs for Good Airports ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • SRES 801A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • S 4886Medicare Cost Cap Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • S 4928COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • SJRES 199A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
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Committee assignments (2)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Frequent co-sponsors

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Schumer, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Schumer connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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