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U.S. Senator from New York · Class III

Charles E. Schumer

Democrat 5th term Up 2028

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

99LoyaltyMed 96
100AttendMed 98
6BipartMed 9
10BreaksMed 31
In office
Senate 1999–now
House 1981–1999
45 years in CongressMore senior than 97% of the Senate
Committees
  • Rules and Administration 2nd minority
  • Select Committee on Intelligence Ex officio
Age
75

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date33335026191510
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—54013369112

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Transportation and Public Works 16% no bills
Government Operations and Politics 12% 6%
Taxation 14% 17%

StatementsBills

Words go to Transportation and Public Works, Taxation and Government Operations and Politics; bills go to Taxation and Congress.

  • He talks most about: Cost of Living (Taxation), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment).
  • 35 bills sponsored, most on Taxation.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Minority LeaderSenate Democratic ConferenceParty leadership · Since Jan 2025
MemberRules and Administration Committee2nd minority
MemberSelect Committee on IntelligenceEx officio

Minority Leader, Senate Democratic Conference, more senior than 97% of the Senate, in the minority.

  • 45 years in Congress: more senior than 97% of the Senate.
  • Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

14% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Schumer.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

14% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Blumenthal and Murray.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 26 · expected 67.5
Action in committee 3 · expected 7
Beyond committee 3 · expected 6
Passed Senate 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 87 of 100 in the Senate

0.28expected 0.64 · average member 1.00

0 of 26 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.28 against a peer median of 0.64.

  • On the move: S. 4124 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.36

With his party on all 15 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 9 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 10 times (peer median 22).

  • Position: −0.36, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: International Affairs 4 of 31, Economics and Public Finance 2 of 184.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Schumer$1.2M raised40%18%14%27%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

59% of what he raised came from individuals; 40% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$1.2M raised, 14% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

7 PACs of the 35 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Trade and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. Beyond Finance95% D
  2. Humana49% D
  3. The Procter & Gamble Company49% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

8 bills

Schumer Nay on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 6 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.