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Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (; born November 23, 1950) is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. Schumer was re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33%. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Schumer served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, representing New York's 16th congressional district, later redistricted to the 10th congressional district in 1983 and to the 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, serving from 1975 to 1980. Schumer was chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2005 to 2009, in which post he oversaw a total of 14 Democratic gains in the Senate in the 2006 and 2008 elections. He is the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, behind Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, elected Vice Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the Senate in 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leadership - Senate Democrats )〕 In November 2010, he was also chosen to hold the additional role of chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee starting at the opening of the 112th Congress.〔(Democrats, Republicans reelect Senate leaders – Scott Wong ). Politico.Com. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.〕 In 2015, Minority Leader Harry Reid, who is retiring after the 2016 elections, endorsed Schumer to succeed him as Leader. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin also endorsed Schumer for the post. ==Early life and education== Schumer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Selma (née Rosen) and Abraham Schumer. His family is Jewish,〔https://www.njdc.org/site/page/charles_schumer〕 and he is related to comedienne Amy Schumer.〔http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/chuck-schumer-amy-schumer-gun-control-120934.html〕 He attended public schools in Brooklyn, scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT, and graduated as the valedictorian from James Madison High School in 1967.〔Blaine Harden, Washington Post, (Battle of the Mean Machines: Can Schumer Beat D'Amato at His Own Game? ), October 5, 1998. Retrieved January 26, 2007.〕 Schumer competed for Madison High on the ''It's Academic'' television quiz show.〔Sam Roberts, The New York Times, (For Schumer, a Chance to Relive a 1960s Quiz Show ), March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2007.〕 He attended Harvard College, where he became interested in politics and campaigned for Eugene McCarthy in 1968. After completing his undergraduate degree, he continued to Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doctor with honors in 1974. Schumer passed the New York State Bar Exam in early 1975, but never practiced law, entering politics instead. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chuck Schumer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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