Chuck Schumer (Shattered)

Charles Ellis Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is an American politician, the senior from  and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent 55% to 44%. Schumer was re-elected in with 71% of the vote, in  with 66% of the vote, and in  with 70% of the vote.

Before his election to the Senate, Schumer served in the from 1981 to 1999, first representing  before being redistricted to the  in 1983 and  in 1993. A native of and graduate of  and, he was a three-term member of the  from 1975 to 1980.

Schumer was chairman of the from 2005 to 2009, during which time he oversaw 14 Democratic gains in the Senate in the 2006 and 2008 elections. He was the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, behind Senate minority leader and minority whip. He was elected vice chairman of the in 2006. In November 2010, he was also chosen to hold the additional role of chairman of the. Schumer was elected to his fourth Senate term in 2016 and was then unanimously elected minority leader to succeed the retiring Reid.