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Charles E. Schumer

U.S. Senator · New York

  • Democrat
  • Since 1981
  • Tenure: 4+ terms

Refreshed 19 h ago

As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1

Contact info

  • Capitol office

    322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

    202-224-6542

  • District offices

    Albany · Binghamton · Buffalo · Melville · New York · Peekskill · Rochester · Syracuse

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  • Official website
  • Biographical Directory of Congress
  • GovTrack
  • Capitol office: 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-6542
  • 1 Clinton Ave., Room 827, Leo O'Brien Building, Albany, NY, 12207 · 518-431-4070
  • 15 Henry St., Room. 100 A-F, Binghamton, NY, 13901 · 607-772-6792
  • 130 S. Elmwood Ave., #660, Buffalo, NY, 14202 · 716-846-4111
  • 145 Pinelawn Road, #300N, Melville, NY, 11747 · 631-753-0978
  • 780 Third Ave., Suite 2301, New York, NY, 10017 · 212-486-4430
  • One Park Place, Suite 100, Peekskill, NY, 10566 · 914-734-1532
  • 100 State St., Room 3040, Rochester, NY, 14614 · 585-263-5866
  • 100 S. Clinton St., Room 841, Syracuse, NY, 13261 · 315-423-5471

Evidence & sources

  • U.S. Senate roll-call votes

    Votes and participation (senate.gov)

  • Congress.gov bill records

    Sponsored and enacted bills

  • congress-legislators

    Terms, committees, offices

Stale, last successful update 2026-10-23

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Scorecard

Voting Record

30.9/ 100

Ranked 45 of 47 in the Senate minority

How this score is calculated:

  • Roll calls cast

    911 of 915 while seated (99.6%)

    90th percentile in cohort · 30 % weight

  • Substantive bills sponsored

    25 of 25 sponsored · 25.3 points

    5th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight

  • Bills enacted

    0 sponsored · 1 cosponsored

    0 passed a chamber · 0 reported · 25 introduced

Promise Adherence

0 of 5 promises scored

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Reviewed promises

    0 scored of 5 needed

    0 promises from 0 sources this term

  • Days in office this term

    1,399 days (180 needed)

  • Promise capture coverage

    0 of 3 source kinds settled

Impact History (coming soon)

0 of 10 matched votes

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Matched votes

    0 of 10 needed

  • District opinion cells

    0 snapshots frozen

    Needs ≥ 25 verified respondents and a lean ≥ 0.15

Approval Rating

0 of 1 public poll on record

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Public polls averaged

    0 of 1 needed

  • Polls on file for this officeholder

    None recorded yet

  • Most recent fieldwork

    No poll on record

What counts toward promise adherence

0 promises from 0 sources for this term · 0 scored · 0 aspirational, displayed but not scored. Scores start at 50 and move with evidence.

The adherence score is withheld until every check below is met; it never shows a zero for missing evidence.

  • Not yet 5 scored promises · 0 of 5 so far
  • Met 180 days in office · 1399 days so far
  • Not yet Complete capture coverage · 0 of 3 source kinds settled

Capture checklist

The source kinds searched for this term's promises, so the score never rests on whichever promises happened to be collected.

  • Not yet captured Campaign issues page
  • Not yet captured Announcement or acceptance speech
  • Not yet captured Debate transcript or candidate questionnaire

Weights and floors are methodology parameters; see how these are computed.

What counts toward effectiveness

25 substantive bills sponsored · 1 cosponsored bills enacted · 911 of 915 roll calls cast. Points by the furthest stage each sponsored bill reached: introduced 1, reported 2, passed a chamber 4, enacted 8; the highest-scoring bills are listed.

Roll-call attendance by session

  • Senate 119-1: 656 of 659 roll calls cast, 3 not voting
  • Senate 119-2: 255 of 256 roll calls cast, 0 not voting, 1 recorded leave of absence

Public opinion polls

The published surveys behind the Approval Rating, each with its pollster, dates and sample; job approval and favorability are different questions and are labeled as such.

No public approval survey on record for this office.

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), fetched 2026-10-25.
This score is a guide, not a verdict.