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A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and was Senate Minority Leader from 2017 to 2021. Schumer is in his fifth Senate term, making him the longest-serving US senator from New York, having surpassed Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Jacob K. Javits in 2023.
4 days ago · Chuck Schumer, American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1998, representing New York in that body the following year. He served as the Senate’s minority leader (2017–21) before becoming majority leader in 2021.
6 days ago · If Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and majority leader, is known for anything, it is his singular devotion to President Biden’s agenda, which he has helped steer through Congress ...
Dec 8, 2022 · Schumer, a veteran lawmaker from New York, made history in 2021 by becoming the first elected Jewish Senate majority leader. The election comes as the party won a slim two-seat majority over GOP...
Sep 2, 2021 · In consultation with Pelosi and Biden, Schumer devised a “two-track process” that would pair their bipartisan proposal with a second, larger, Democrats-only package containing other priorities.
- Molly Ball
Nov 8, 2022 · Schumer (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent New York. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Senate Democrats unanimously elected Schumer as Senate minority leader in November 2016.
Mar 9, 2021 · As John Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor, pursued the Democratic presidential nomination last year, Mr. Schumer was pestering him from the sidelines to consider a Senate run.
