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Who Really Represents New York?

Meet Your Member: Sen. Charles E. Schumer(NY)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck), a Representative and Senator from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 23, 1950; attended the public schools; graduated from Madison High School, Brooklyn 1967; A.B., Harvard University 1971; J.D., Harvard Law School 1974; admitted to the New York bar in 1975; served in the New York State assembly 1975-1980; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1999); was not a candidate in 1998 for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1998; reelected in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Sen. Charles E. Schumer
District	N/A
Party	D
Term	2nd
Next Election	2010
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	71.16 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	16 out of 100
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	33 out of 90
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	5 out of 100
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	43 out of 100
Contributions from PACs Ranking	52 out of 100
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 254,996
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 81,397
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 20,001 to $ 30,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 20,001 to $ 30,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 6,390,355
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	28.60 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 2,126,325
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 9,857,270
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 2,876,902
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	30.60 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,722,950
% of Total Contributions from PACs	6.2 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 444,063
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 86,438
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 563,477

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Contribution information from the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyist contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2005. Other contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2006 and are based on data released electronically by the FEC on August 7, 2006.
* Source: Federal Election Commission.
‡ See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
† Travel information from the Center for Public Integrity, as reported by members of Congress. Due to the imprecise reporting of privately funded travel, increments of $10,000 are used.
ª The range of the available data is from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005.
** The figure incorporates the years of service factor and extrapolates each member’s travel as if he or she had served all 5.5 years.
†† Contributions represent only those from individuals who gave more than $200.
° Percentage represents contributions from individuals of $200 or less divided by all contributions from individuals.

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