<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> 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>
who is the senior senator from new york
who is the senior senator from new york
Charles Ellis Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer