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Chuck Schumer

Person of interest · PEP · Politician

Chuck Schumer is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Charles E. Schumer · Charles Ellis Schumer · Charles Schumer · Chuck Schumer · Čaks Šumers · 12 more...				[sources]
Alias	Charles E. Schumer · Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer · Charles Ellis Schumer · Charles Schumer · Chuck Schumer · 10 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Schumer · チャールズ・シューマー				[sources]
Birth date	1950-11-23				[sources]
Place of birth	New York City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Charles · Chuck · Ellis				[sources]
Last name	Schumer				[sources]
Middle name	E.				[sources]
Phone	+12022246542				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	schumer.senate.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com · www.chuckschumer.com · www.schumer.senate.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q380900				[sources]
Position	Majority Leader of the United States Senate (2021-2025) · Minority Leader of the United States Senate (2025-) · Senate (member, 2005-2007) · Senate (member, 2007-2009) · Senate (member, 2009-2011) · 29 more...				[sources]
Education	Harvard College (-1971) · Harvard Law School (-1974) · James Madison High School (-1967)				[sources]
Religion	Judaism · Reform Judaism				[sources]
Ethnicity	Jewish people				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1950), Minority Leader of the United States Senate (2017–2021) and again since 2025

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-09

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Amy Schumer Close Associate	cousin · relative	-	-
Iris Weinshall Close Associate

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2007-01-06	2009-01-03

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Data sources

US Members of the Congress1,321

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United States · Congress

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,403

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,289

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata328,055

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,308

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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