Senator · New York

Charles E. Schumer

Charles E. Schumer is a Democratic senator from New York, in Congress since 1981. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 4, and cast 827 of 837 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
Senate
Current
In Congress since
Jan 5, 1981
Term ends
Jan 3, 2029
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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressSenate9150.4%4 of 915 · rank 92 of 10199%827 of 837 · rank 55 of 101350 became law21%56 of 261
118th CongressSenate6910.4%3 of 691 · rank 95 of 10198%522 of 535 · rank 56 of 101540 became law14%19 of 133
117th CongressSenate9491.5%14 of 949 · rank 69 of 10098%743 of 757 · rank 49 of 100581 became law13%22 of 164

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.36+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Yea
    Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
  2. H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Yea
    Mar 26, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–28· Against party
  3. S.J.Res. 3: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Yea
    Mar 4, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–27· Against party
  4. H.J.Res. 109: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121".Yea
    May 16, 2024· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 60–38· Against party
  5. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActNay
    Apr 19, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–50· Against party
  6. H.R. 3746: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023Nay
    Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 30–69· Against party
  7. S.J.Res. 63: A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.Yea
    Nov 15, 2022· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 62–36· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22· Against party
  2. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
  3. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
  4. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
  5. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
  6. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
  7. H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
  8. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23· Against party
  9. H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027Yea
    Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
  10. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
  11. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
  12. S.Res. 817: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.Nay
    Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

147 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced4933%
  2. Reported by committee21.4%
  3. Passed one chamber9565%
  4. Became law10.7%

Policy areas

  1. Congress88
  2. Arts, Culture, Religion7
  3. Taxation7
  4. Health5
  5. International Affairs5
  6. Armed Forces and National Security4
  7. Crime and Law Enforcement4
  8. Government Operations and Politics4

Latest activity

  1. S. 5619 A bill to restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
  2. S. 5461 Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026
    Introduced· Sep 23, 2026
  3. S. 5390 End Trump’s Tariff Tax Act
    Introduced· Sep 14, 2026
  4. S. 5323 A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Elliot L. Engel Building".
    Introduced· International Affairs· Aug 6, 2026
  5. S. 5212 No Payoffs for Pardons Act
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Aug 3, 2026
  6. S. 5183 Anti-Corruption Bureau Creation Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jul 30, 2026
  7. S.Res. 771 A resolution congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals.
    Passed one chamber· Sports and Recreation· Jun 17, 2026
  8. S. 4796 Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2026
    Introduced· Taxation· Jun 16, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$990.6K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$8M
From committees
$141.4K
40 committees
From contractor PACs
$59.5K
16 PACs · 42% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
humana inc.humana inc. political action committee$10KHUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$5.6B
the procter & gamble companythe procter & gamble company good government fund$7,500THE PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee$5,000ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$286.4K
ericsson inc.ericsson inc. u.s. employees political action committee ('ericsson pac')$5,000ERICSSON INCAI match · 100% · the same organization—
baxter healthcare corporationbaxter healthcare corporation political action committee$3,500BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$15.8M
ge vernova inc.ge vernova inc. political action committee$3,500GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLCAI match · 99% · of one corporate family$90.3K
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee$3,000RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.9B
parsons corporationparsons corporation political action committee$2,500PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$748M
delta airlinesdelta air lines pac$2,500DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$8.9M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$990.6K$141.4K$59.5K16 PACs · 42% of committee money
2024$2.8M$200.8K$66.3K20 PACs · 33% of committee money
2022$37.9M$3M$619.4K129 PACs · 21% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. Senate · New YorkJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
  2. Senate · New YorkJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023
  3. Senate · New YorkJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017
  4. Senate · New YorkJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2011
  5. Senate · New YorkJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2005
  6. House · New York's 9th districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999
  7. House · New York's 9th districtJan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 1997
  8. House · New York's 9th districtJan 5, 1993 – Jan 3, 1995
  9. House · New York's 10th districtJan 3, 1991 – Jan 3, 1993
  10. House · New York's 10th districtJan 3, 1989 – Jan 3, 1991
  11. House · New York's 10th districtJan 6, 1987 – Jan 3, 1989
  12. House · New York's 10th districtJan 3, 1985 – Jan 3, 1987
  13. House · New York's 10th districtJan 3, 1983 – Jan 3, 1985
  14. House · New York's 16th districtJan 5, 1981 – Jan 3, 1983

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
www.schumer.senate.gov
Phone
202-224-6542
Office
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Contact form
Contact form

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.