<Tr> <Th> Education </Th> <Td> Harvard College (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Senate website </Td> </Tr> <P> Charles Ellis Schumer (/ ˈʃuːmər /; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the senior United States Senator from New York, a seat he was first elected to in 1998 . Since 2017 he also is the Senate Minority Leader . He first defeated three - term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato 55% to 44% before being reelected in 2004 with 71% of the vote, in 2010 with 66% of the vote, and in 2016 with 70% of the vote . </P> <P> Before his election to the Senate, Schumer served in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, first representing New York's 16th congressional district before being redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and 9th congressional district in 1993 . A native of Brooklyn and graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he was a three - term member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1980 . </P>

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