Chuck Schumer

Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated threeterm Republican incumbent Al DAmato by a margin of 5544. Schumer was reelected in 2004 by a margin of 7124 and in 2010 by a margin of 6633.

Schumer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Selma and Abraham Schumer. His family is Jewish, and he is related to comedian Amy Schumer. He attended public schools in Brooklyn, scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT, and graduated as the valedictorian from James Madison High School in 1967. Schumer competed for Madison High on the Its Academic television quiz show.

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