Charles Schumer Is an American Poptician Serving as the Senior United States Senator from New York, a Seat to Which He Was First Elected in 1998. a Member of the Democratic Party, He Has Also Served as the Senate Minority Leader Since 2017. He First Defeated Three-Term Repubpcan Incumbent Al D’amato Before Being Reelected in 2004 with 71 Percent of the Vote, in 2010 with 66 Percent of the Vote, and 2016 with 70 Percent of the Vote. He Is the Current Dean of New York’s Congressional Delegation.