First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%
Re-elected - Schumer was re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24%, in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33% and in 2016 by a margin of 70%-27%
Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Schumer served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, representing New York's 16th congressional district, later redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and to the 9th congressional district in 1993
Educated - A native of Brooklyn and graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he was a three-term member of the New York State Assembly, serving from 1975 to 1980
Chairman - Schumer was chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2005 to 2009, in which post he oversaw a total of 14 Democratic gains in the Senate in the 2006 and 2008 elections
Rank - He is the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, behind Senate minority leader Harry Reid and Senate minority whip Dick Durbin, elected vice chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the Senate in 2006
Chairman again - In November 2010, he was also chosen to hold the additional role of chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee starting at the opening of the 112th Congress
In 2016, Schumer was re-elected for New York Senator
Favourite Books - All the King's Men, An American Tragedy, Les Miserables, Farewell to Arms, The Sound and the Fury
Favourite Music - Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Peter, Paul & Mary, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Jason Aldean, Del Shannon, Madonna,The Traveling Wilburys
Favourite Movies - The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption, Chinatown, Casablanca, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, Schindler's List, Outbreak, Good Will Hunting, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, The Godfather I & II
Favourite TV Shows - Law & Order, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ken Burns' Civil War, Ken Burns' Baseball
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Education
Harvard Law School (1974)
Harvard College (1967–1971)
Harvard University
Chuck Schumer Social Media Accounts
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