Chuck Schumer
Senator, NY · Democratic · New York
Chuck Schumer is the senior U.S. Senator from New York and the leader of the Senate Democratic caucus.
Profile last updated Jul 8, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A veteran legislative tactician who steered major economic and infrastructure laws through a closely divided Senate.
Core Strength
High attendance and command of floor strategy and coalition management.
Core Weakness
Leadership compromises can draw fire from both the left and the right.
Recent Action
Managed floor strategy on appropriations and oversight this session.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 98%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $950M
- Outside Influence
- Low
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
Federal appropriations and project funding directed to New York (absolute, session-to-date).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports42
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Backed major clean-energy investment and climate provisions in recent federal law.
Healthcare—Mixed / Partial3
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act and lowering drug costs rather than a single-payer system.
Second Amendment—Supports4
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Backs expanded background checks and supported the bipartisan firearms-safety law.
Immigration—Supports3
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Long advocate of comprehensive reform pairing border measures with legal pathways.
Roe v. Wade—Supports3
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Supports codifying federal abortion protections.
National Security—Mixed / Partial23
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
Has urged caution on direct military conflict while supporting pressure on Iran; opposed the 2015 nuclear agreement.
Campaign Funding
Raised $37.9M for the 2022 cycle. Outside influence read: low; opacity proxy 0%.
Total raised (cycle 2022): $37,885,458 · Outside influence: Low
Estimated Net Worth
Most recent estimate: $1M-$3M
Year-over-year change cannot be computed until additional disclosure years are added to this profile.
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.
As leader he negotiated bipartisan packages, including a major semiconductor and science law and an infrastructure law, while remaining a reliable partisan vote on contested matters.
Sources
- Congress.gov — Chuck Schumer
- AP — New York policy coverage
- Ballotpedia — Chuck Schumer political positions
- Congress.gov — sponsored legislation (CHIPS and Science, infrastructure)
- National Review — coverage of Schumer floor strategy
- FEC — Campaign finance (2021–2022 cycle (through Dec 31, 2022))
- OpenSecrets — Personal finances (federal disclosures)
- Congress.gov — S. 1260, CHIPS and Science Act
- Congress.gov — Senate roll call, CHIPS and Science Act (117th Congress)
- Reason — Criticism of semiconductor subsidies as industrial policy
- Congress.gov — S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
- AP News — Coverage of bipartisan gun-safety negotiations
- National Rifle Association — Statement on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
- Congress.gov — H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Heritage Foundation — Analysis of infrastructure spending
- Wikipedia — Chuck Schumer