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Charles Schumer, JD Biography
Title:	US Senator (D-NY)
Position:	Con to the question "Should Adults Have the Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun?"
Reasoning:	"John R. Lott Jr.'s thesis - that concealed weapons laws reduce crime rates - flies in the face of common sense and a body of scholarly research. The bottom line: Crime is going down despite concealed weapons laws, not because of them... The Associated Press reports that Prof. Lott's fellowship at the University of Chicago is funded by the Olin Foundation, which is 'associated with the Olin Corporation,' one of the nation's largest gun manufacturers. Maybe that's a coincidence, too. But it's also a fact.” "Gun-Control Thesis Is a Shot in the Dark," Wall Street Journal, Sep. 4, 1996
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts Individuals with PhDs, JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to gun control and related issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to gun control and related issues.
Involvement and Affiliations:	US Senator (D-NY), 1998-present Chairman, Senate Rules Committee, 2009-present Vice Chair, Democratic Conference, Democratic Leadership Team, 2006-present Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 2005-2009 Member of the US House of Representatives, New York's 9th district, 1993-1998 Member of the US House of Representatives, New York's 10th district, 1983-1993 Member of the US House of Representatives, New York's 16th District, 1981-1983 New York State Assembly Member, 1975-1980 Member, New York State Bar Association, 1975-present Former campaigner, Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign, 1968
Education:	JD, Harvard Law School, 1974 BA, Harvard College, 1971
Contact Info:	Phone: 212-486-4430 Fax: 212-486-7693 Email: Online Contact Form Website: Senate profile
Select Publications:	"How to Rescue the Banks," Wall Street Journal, Oct. 14, 2008 "Border Security," Democrat and Chronicle, July 6, 2008 "Keeping Airplanes Flying High Even as Oil Costs Do the Same," Democrat Chronicle, July 6, 2008 "Confronting Iran," Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2008 "Defending Free Speech; A Vital Interest for All Americans," Washington Times, July 2, 2008 "Go West, NYC," New York Post, May 19, 2008 Positively American, 2007 "Ground Zero: Think Grand," New York Post, June 17, 2002 "The New New Deal," Newsday, Dec. 13, 2001 "Judging by Ideology," New York Times, June 26, 2001 "Mitchell - No Basis for Peace," New York Post, May 24, 2001 "Not Enough Mileage in Bush Energy Plan," Daily News, May 21, 2001 "A Tax Break on Tuition for College," Daily News, Mar. 7, 2001 "Can John Ashcroft Overcome His Ideology?," New York Times, Jan. 9, 2001 "A Plan To Modernize Our Voting Systems," Daily News, Dec. 7, 2000
Other:	Born in Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 23, 1950 Jewish Married to Iris Weinshal with two children, Jessica and Alison Born to Selma, a homemaker, and Abe, owner of a small exterminating business At age 23, was the youngest member of the New York State Legislature since Theodore Roosevelt First in his family to attend college Visits each of New York’s 62 counties every year