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Career
- United States Senate
- 1999–present
- Senior Senator for New York The Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia USA
- United States House of Representatives
- 1981–1999
- Representative for the 9th Congressional District of New York The Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia USA
- New York State Assembly
- 1975–1980
- State Assemblyman (one of the youngest elected since Theodore Roosevelt) New York State Legislature, Albany, New York USA
Professional memberships
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chairman (2005-2008)
- New York State Bar Association
Professional affiliations
- 2015–present
- 114th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary Member Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Ranking Member
- 2015–present
- 114th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Joint Committee on the Library Vice-Chairman
- 2015–present
- 114th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Member
- 2015–present
- 114th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on Finance Member
- 2015–present
- 114th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Member
- 2015–present
- 114th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Joint Committee on Printing Member
- 2015–present
- 114th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Ranking Member
- 2013–2015
- 113th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Judiciary Committee Member
- 2013–2015
- 113th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Member
- 2013–2015
- 113th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairman
- 2013–2015
- 113th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on Finance Member
- 2011–2013
- 112th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Judiciary Committee Member Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship Chairman
- 2011–2013
- 112th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Joint Committee on the Library Member
- 2011–2013
- 112th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Member
- 2011–2013
- 112th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on Finance Member
- 2011–2013
- 112th Congress of the United States of America, The United States Senate Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairman
- 2005–2009
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Washington, District of Columbia USA Chairman
Community
Community honors and awards
- 2015
- Lifetime of Hope Award Autism Speaks For public service on behalf of those with autism spectrum disorder
- 2015
- DGA Honors Directors Guild of America For long championing job creation and other issues important to those in the New York film and television industry
- 2014
- Research Leadership Award Lymphatic Educaton & Research Network (LE&RN) For tireless support of NIH research funding
- 2008
- Hero Award Field and Stream Magazine For supporting hunters
- 2005
- Presidential Medal Hofstra University In recognition of outstanding career achievement, scholarly excellence, leadership in the professions, noteworthy public service or humanitarian endeavors
- 2001
- Stephen P. Duggan Award for Mutual Understanding Institute of International Education For outstanding accomplishments in government and education
- Nationality
- American
- Politics
- Democrat
- Denomination
- Reform Judaism
- Hobbies
- Reading, going to ball games, bike riding
Education
- Primary school
- Public School 197
- Brooklyn, New York USA
- University
- Harvard College, Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Artium Baccalaureus Government 1967–1971 President of the Harvard Young Democrats
- Secondary school
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James Madison High School
Brooklyn, New York USA
Class of 1967
Valedictorian; competed for Madison High on the "It's Academic" television quiz show; got a perfect score of 1600 (800 + 800) on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs)
- Law School
- Harvard Law School, Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Juris Doctor Law Degree conferred 1974 With honors
- Native language
- English
Honorary Degrees
- 2015
- Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, New York USA
- 2007
- Touro College Central Islip, New York USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2004
- Pace University New York, New York USA L.H.D. Doctor of Humane Letters
- 2002
- New York Law School New York, New York USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 1999
- Hofstra University Hempstead, Long Island USA
Family
Vital statistics
- Birth information
- November 23, 1950
- Gender
- Male
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York USA
- Marital status
- Married
Marriage
- 1980–present
- Iris (Weinshall) Schumer 2 children Jessica Alison
Parents
- Father
- Abraham J. Schumer
- Mother
- Selma (Rosen) Schumer
Grandparents
- Father's father
- Jakob SCHUMER
- Father's mother
- Mina Schumer
- Mother's father
- Robert ROSEN
- Mother's mother
- Theresa Tess (Prichep) Rosen
Ancestry
- Russian, Polish and Austrian