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Charles E. Schumer (D)
Senior Senator from New York

Elected: 1998 (1st term) Defeated Sen. Alfonse M. D'Amato, R.
Hometown: Brooklyn
Born: November 23, 1950; Brooklyn, N.Y.
Religion: Jewish
Family: Wife, Iris Weinshall; two children
Education: Harvard U., B.A. 1971; J.D. 1974
Career: Lawyer
Political Highlights: N.Y. Assembly, 1975-81; U.S. House, 1981-99; U.S. Senate, 1999-present
Committees: Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs; Energy & Natural Resources; Judiciary; Rules & Administration
Address: 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Constitution Ave. and Second St., N.E., Washington, DC, 20510-3203
Phone: (202) 224-6542
Fax: (202) 228-3027
E-mail: senator@schumer.senate.gov
Web site: schumer.senate.gov

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated: March 22, 2000). To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com


Record and Rankings
RECORD AND RANKINGS

CQ Voting Studies are an annual analysis of a member's support or opposition to a given position. Interest Group Ratings are based on rankings from groups chosen to represent liberal, conservative, business and labor viewpoints.Voting Participation scores are based on the number of times a member voted "yea" or "nay" on roll call votes (not including quorum calls in the House).

CQ Vote Studies
Year Presidential
Support
Party
Unity
  S* O* S O
1998 67% 12% 79% 5%
1997 69 15 82 9
1996 80 16 86 9
1995 81 12 83 10
1994 79 17 86 5
1993 81 17 93 3
1992 18 76 90 5
1991 28 70 89 6
1990 19 78 89 6
S=Support; O=Oppose

Voting Participation
Year %
1998 79
1997 91
1996 95
1995 94
1994 93
1993 96
1992 94
1991 96
1990 96
Interest Groups
Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU
1998 100% n/a 36% 9 %
1997 85 100 40 19
1996 90 90 31 5
1995 80 100 32 4
1994 90 75 58 5
1993 95 100 9 9
1992 95 82 25 0
1991 85 92 20 0
1990 94 92 21 4

Note on Interest Groups: ADA=Americans for Democratic Action; AFL-CIO=American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations; CCUS=Chamber of Commerce of the United States; ACU=American Conservative Union

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999) AT A GLANCE
AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Legislature: Officially meets year-round; usually meets January-June
Assembly: 150 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 52R, 98D; 115 men, 35 women
Salary: $79,500
Phone: (518) 455-4218
Senate: 61 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 36R, 25D; 53 men, 8 women
Salary: $79,500
Phone: (518) 455-3216

Urban Statistics
New York City: Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R), Population 7,380,906
Buffalo: Mayor Anthony Masiello (D), Population 310,548
Rochester: Mayor Bill Johnson, Population 221,594
Yonkers: Mayor John Spencer (R), Population 190,316
Syracuse: Mayor Roy Bernardi (R), Population 155,865

Registered Voters
Democrat: 47%
Republican: 29%
Other Parties/Unaffiliated: 21%
Conservative: 2%
Independence: 1%
Liberal: 1%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 D
House: 19 D, 12 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 60%, Bob Dole 31%, Ross Perot 8%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 50%, George Bush 34%, Ross Perot 16%
1988 Presidential Vote:
Michael S. Dukakis 52%, George Bush 48%

Population
1998 population (est.): 18,184,774
1990 population: 17,990,455
1980 population: 17,558,072
Percent change 1980-90: +2%
Rank among states (1998): 2
White: 77%
Black: 18%
Asian or Pacific islander: 5%
Hispanic origin: 14%
Urban: 84%
Rural: 16%
Born in state: 68%
Foreign-born: 16%
Under age 18: 4,560,031 (25%)
Ages 18-64: 11,149,830 (61%)
65 and older: 2,427,365 (13%)
Median age: 35.5

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.ny.us
Capital: Albany
Median household income: $36,010 (1997)
   Rank among states: 24
Total area: 53,989 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 27

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)


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