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Charles E. Schumer

DemocratCharles E. Schumer

U.S. Senator · New York

DemocratFederal

U.S. Senator from New York

18 tracked promises, 13 rated

New York

New York

Represents New York statewide

91/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
91
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+81) to 0–100, aggregated from 13 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
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How they won their seat

Charles E. Schumer won the 2022 U.S. Senate election in New York with 56.8% of the vote (3,320,561 votes).

56.8%
Win share
3,320,561
Votes for winner
5,848,556
Total cast
  • Charles E. Schumer · Democrat56.8%
  • Joe Pinion · Other42.8%
  • 1 Other Candidate0.5%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Charles E. Schumer's record includes actions such as sponsoring the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.3385) aimed at lowering consumer healthcare costs and the Make More in America Act (S.4781) intended to enhance domestic manufacturing. He has also sponsored legislation related to abortion rights and gun safety. Focus areas (from the record): Healthcare · Reproductive Rights · Manufacturing · Gun Safety · Voting Rights Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Schumer's legislative actions, such as sponsoring the Lower Health Care Costs Act and advocating for the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, are reflected in his record. His involvement in manufacturing and job creation through the Make More in America Act is also evident. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their impact on constituents; There is no information on the politician's engagement in unlogged activities or informal efforts; The absence of statements limits understanding of his broader strategic goals or priorities. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Charles E. Schumer has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2017. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Charles E. Schumer has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

6bills sponsored
6 awaiting status
035810Bills2017: 6 awaiting status62017

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$3.8M
Raised, 20262026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2026: raised $3.8M2026: spent $5.7M20262026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $1.6M (50%)50%Large individual (itemized): $1.3M (40%)40%PAC / committee: $329K (10%)10%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$1.6M50%
  • Large individual (itemized)$1.3M40%
  • PAC / committee$329K10%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Source: Congress.gov.

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+81 · based on 13 rated promises

  • Attempted 1
  • Championed 7
  • Fully Kept 5

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2017 · 13 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202675
Jul 202688
Jul 202692
Jul 202694
Jul 202682
Jul 202681
Jul 202684
Jul 202683
Jul 202682
Jul 202681
Jul 202681
Jul 202680
Jul 202681
Jan 202981 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

13 tracked
  • Kept13
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
051015Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 5— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

18 promises across 17 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Gun Policy2
  • Abortion / reproductive rights1
  • Abortion & Reproductive Rights1
  • Climate & Energy1
  • Contraception access1
  • Economy & Jobs1
  • Energy costs / clean energy1
  • Government funding / shutdown1
  • Gun safety / assault weapons1
  • Healthcare & Prescription Drugs1
  • IVF / fertility treatment access1
  • Manufacturing / economy1
  • Marijuana / cannabis legalization1
  • Taxes / SALT deduction cap1
  • Veterans / toxic exposure1
  • Voting rights / Senate filibuster rules1
  • Voting Rights & Democracy1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)1689%
  • Reputable news211%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
36
48
54

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

18 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Have the Senate debate and vote on changing its filibuster/Senate rules on or before January 17, 2022 (MLK Day) if Republicans continued to block voting-rights legislation.

Voting rights / Senate filibuster rulesSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesIJRThe Washington PostCBS NewsNBC NewsSenate Democratic Leadership (Dear Colleague letter)· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Lower prescription drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices

Healthcare & Prescription DrugsSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesSenate Democratic LeadershipAARPU.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-325· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Tackle climate change with major federal climate and clean-energy legislation

Climate & EnergySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-325· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Protect the right to choose and codify abortion rights into federal law after Roe was overturned

Abortion & Reproductive RightsSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesU.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-170· archivedChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)Senate Democratic Leadership
Championedhigh confidence

Work with colleagues to bring the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (to enshrine Roe v. Wade protections) to the Senate floor as soon as possible.

Abortion / reproductive rightsSpecific · measurablePromised Jun 2024
SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (Majority Leader Schumer floor remarks, July 10, 2024)· archivedUnited States Senate (Roll Call Vote 211, 118th Congress, 2nd Session)· archivedSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Bring the Assault Weapons Ban to the Senate floor and seek its passage.

Gun safety / assault weaponsSpecific · measurablePromised Dec 2023
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (judiciary.senate.gov)· archivedSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archivedU.S. Senate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Bring the Honoring Our PACT Act (health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins) to a Senate vote and pass it.

Veterans / toxic exposureSpecific · measurablePromised Jul 2022
SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership — Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks on Filing Cloture to Advance the Honoring Our PACT Act· archivedSenate Democratic Leadership — Schumer Statement on Senate Passage of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act· archivedSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archivedU.S. Senate — Roll Call Vote 117th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 280 (Aug 2, 2022)· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Boost American jobs and manufacturing by investing in domestic semiconductor production

Economy & JobsSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesU.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-271· archivedChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)
Championedhigh confidence

Protect democracy and voting rights by passing federal voting-rights legislation

Voting Rights & DemocracySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)NBC NewsU.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-009· archived
Attemptedhigh confidence

Continue to push for universal background checks (H.R. 8) and a new assault weapons ban

Gun PolicySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesAssociated Press (via Yahoo News)Chuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Pass meaningful gun-safety legislation to keep guns out of dangerous hands

Gun PolicySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2022
SourcesChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-242· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Have the Senate take up and vote on the Right to IVF Act to protect nationwide access to in-vitro fertilization.

IVF / fertility treatment accessPromised Sep 2024
SourcesU.S. Senate (official roll call record)· archivedNPRSenate Democratic Leadership (Majority Leader Schumer floor remarks, Sept. 17, 2024)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (dated June 12, 2024 — announcing the first vote)· archivedSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Hold a Senate floor vote on the Right to Contraception Act.

Contraception accessPromised Jun 2024
SourcesU.S. Senate - Roll Call Vote 190, 118th Congress, 2nd Session (June 5, 2024)· archivedSenate Democratic Leadership - Majority Leader Schumer floor remarks (June 4, 2024)· archivedCBS News (Kaia Hubbard, updated June 5, 2024)Senate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Vote to keep the government open and avert a shutdown by supporting the Republican stopgap funding bill (March 2025).

Government funding / shutdownSpecific · measurablePromised Mar 2025
Not yet rated

Keep pushing federal marijuana legalization through the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act until restorative justice is achieved.

Marijuana / cannabis legalizationPromised Jul 2026
SourcesU.S. Senator Cory Booker (booker.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Advance the Make More in America Act to expand Export-Import Bank financing and bring manufacturing and good-paying jobs back to the United States.

Manufacturing / economyPromised Jun 2026
SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Restore and expand the Inflation Reduction Act's clean-energy tax credits as part of a Democratic agenda to cut Americans' energy costs.

Energy costs / clean energyPromised Mar 2026
SourcesThe Senate Democratic Caucus (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Do everything in his power to fully repeal the SALT (state and local tax) deduction cap.

Taxes / SALT deduction capPromised Jan 2025
SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived

Verified record

1,392 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Mar 31, 2026

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $3,591,476, spent $5,222,290, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Sponsored legislation

Showing the 12 most recent of 1,392 sponsored measures.

Voting record

Total votes
890
Yea
259
Nay
627
Present
0
Not voting
4

Full voting record

890 votes
  • PN1078Nay
  • PN1078Nay
  • PN73011Nay
  • PN73011Nay
  • PN932Nay
  • PN932Nay
120 of 890
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Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

21 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

2 of these are an AI inference from this official’s voting record, not positions they put on the record themselves. Those rows are marked Inferred · AI analysis and carry the confidence they were published at — weigh them as analysis, never as the official’s own words.

  • Economy & JobsInferred · AI analysis78% confidence · verdict REVISE

    His sponsored Make More in America Act (S.4781) would expand the Export-Import Bank's mission to finance domestic critical industries that support U.S. employment and strengthen manufacturing competitiveness — indicating a record that favors bolstering American jobs and domestic production through federal financing. (direction: reinforces)

    Inferred position — based on AI analysis. Not a stated position the official put on record. It was inferred from their voting/legislative record by AI and published only after an independent adversarial review. Weigh it as analysis, not as the official's own words.78% confidence · verdict REVISE

    Supporting evidencecongress.gov
    View position · evidence & confidence
  • Healthcare & Prescription DrugsInferred · AI analysis80% confidence · verdict REVISE

    As sponsor of the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.3385), which would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits through 2028, Schumer's legislative record shows support for reducing the health-care costs borne by consumers — consistent with the topic's goal of lowering what Americans pay for medical care.

    Inferred position — based on AI analysis. Not a stated position the official put on record. It was inferred from their voting/legislative record by AI and published only after an independent adversarial review. Weigh it as analysis, not as the official's own words.80% confidence · verdict REVISE

    Supporting evidencecongress.gov· archived
    View position · evidence & confidence
  • Marijuana / cannabis legalizationStated position

    Keep pushing federal marijuana legalization through the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act until restorative justice is achieved.

    SourcesU.S. Senator Cory Booker (booker.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Manufacturing / economyStated position

    Advance the Make More in America Act to expand Export-Import Bank financing and bring manufacturing and good-paying jobs back to the United States.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Energy costs / clean energyStated position

    Restore and expand the Inflation Reduction Act's clean-energy tax credits as part of a Democratic agenda to cut Americans' energy costs.

    SourcesThe Senate Democratic Caucus (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Government funding / shutdownStated position

    Vote to keep the government open and avert a shutdown by supporting the Republican stopgap funding bill (March 2025).

    SourcesCBS News
    View position & sources
  • Taxes / SALT deduction capStated position

    Do everything in his power to fully repeal the SALT (state and local tax) deduction cap.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • IVF / fertility treatment accessStated position

    Have the Senate take up and vote on the Right to IVF Act to protect nationwide access to in-vitro fertilization.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Abortion / reproductive rightsStated position

    Work with colleagues to bring the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (to enshrine Roe v. Wade protections) to the Senate floor as soon as possible.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Contraception accessStated position

    Hold a Senate floor vote on the Right to Contraception Act.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Gun safety / assault weaponsStated position

    Bring the Assault Weapons Ban to the Senate floor and seek its passage.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Veterans / toxic exposureStated position

    Bring the Honoring Our PACT Act (health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins) to a Senate vote and pass it.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Voting rights / Senate filibuster rulesStated position

    Have the Senate debate and vote on changing its filibuster/Senate rules on or before January 17, 2022 (MLK Day) if Republicans continued to block voting-rights legislation.

    SourcesSenate Democratic Leadership (Dear Colleague letter)· archivedIJR
    View position & sources
  • Healthcare & Prescription DrugsStated position

    Lower prescription drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices

    SourcesAARPU.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-325· archivedSenate Democratic Leadership
    View position & sources
  • Voting Rights & DemocracyStated position

    Protect democracy and voting rights by passing federal voting-rights legislation

    SourcesChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-009· archivedNBC News
    View position & sources
  • Climate & EnergyStated position

    Tackle climate change with major federal climate and clean-energy legislation

    SourcesChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-325· archived
    View position & sources
  • Abortion & Reproductive RightsStated position

    Protect the right to choose and codify abortion rights into federal law after Roe was overturned

    SourcesChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)Senate Democratic LeadershipU.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-170· archived
    View position & sources
  • Economy & JobsStated position

    Boost American jobs and manufacturing by investing in domestic semiconductor production

    SourcesChuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-271· archived
    View position & sources
  • Gun PolicyStated position

    Continue to push for universal background checks (H.R. 8) and a new assault weapons ban

    SourcesAssociated Press (via Yahoo News)Chuck Schumer for Senate (campaign site)U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117-2-242· archived
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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