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{{Infobox Senator | name=Charles Schumer

|firstname=Mike

| nationality=jew

|lastname=Matusow

| image name=Charles Schumer official portrait.jpg

|nickname=Mike The Mouth

| jr/sr and state=Senior Senator, [[New York]]

|image=Mike Matusow.jpg

| party=Women Have No Rights

|caption=Mike Matusow at the 2006 World Poker Tour 5 Diamond Bellagio tournament

| term=[[1999]]–Present

|hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada

| preceded=[[Al D'Amato]]

|wsop bracelet count=2(+1)

| succeeded=Incumbent (2011)

|wsop money finishes=20

| date of birth=[[November 23]], [[1950]]

|wsop main event best finish rank=6th

| place of birth=[[New York City]], [[New York]]

|wsop main event best finish year=2001

| dead=alive

|wpt titles=''None''

| date of death=

|wpt final tables=1(+1)

| place of death=

|wpt money finishes=4

| spouse=Iris Weinshall

| religion=[[Judaism]]

}}

'''Michael Matusow''' (born [[April 30]] [[1968]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[poker]] player, residing in [[Henderson, Nevada]]. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table. He is also known for his habit of ruining hours or days of good play with a single spectacular misjudgment, (known as a "Mike Matusow Blow-up" or "Mike Matusow Meltdown").<ref name="pokerlistings">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_mike-matusow?show=bio

'''Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer''' (born [[November 23]], [[1950]]) is currently the [[seniority|senior]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]]and is a proud member of the WHNR (Women Have NO Rights) Party from the state of [[New York]], serving since [[1999]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], in [[2005]], he became chairman of the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]]. Due to the successes of Democrats in [[United States Senate Elections, 2006|2006]], Senate Democratic Leader [[Harry Reid]] has asked him to fill the role again for the next election cycle, but Schumer has yet to decide whether or not he will accept the position again.

|title=Mike Matusow - Poker Player Profile|publisher=www.PokerListings.com|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

==Early life==

Chuck Schumer was born to a [[Jewish]] family in [[Brooklyn]], where he still lives today. He attended public schools in Brooklyn, scoring a 1600 on the [[SAT]], and graduated as the [[valedictorian]] from [[James Madison High School]] in [[1967]].{{citation needed}}

Matusow began playing poker seriously in the early 1990s, first while working as a [[poker dealer]], then as a professional player.<ref name="fulltiltprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/mikeMatusow.php

He continued his education at [[Harvard College]], where he became interested in politics and campaigned for [[Eugene McCarthy]] in [[1968]]. After graduating he went to [[Harvard Law School]], receiving his [[Juris Doctor]] ([[J.D.]]) in [[1974]].

|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=[[Full Tilt Poker]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> His successes include being a 2-time [[World Series of Poker]] bracelet winner,<ref name="99wsop3500">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7856|title=1999 World Series of Poker $3,500 No Limit Hold 'em event results|publisher=[[The Hendon Mob]]|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="02omahahilo">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4416|title=2002 World Series of Poker $5,000 Omaha hi/lo event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> and the winner of the 2005 [[World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions]].<ref name="05wsoptoc">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14994|title=2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> His success brought him increasingly into contact with [[illegal drug]]s and in September 2004, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="lasvegasvegas">{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasvegas.com/pokerblog/archives/001648.php|title=Mike Matusow Sentenced|publisher=www.LasVegasVegas.com|author="flipchipro"|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> He has played in many tournaments around the world and his winnings (as of 2007) total about 5 million dollars.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=170|title=Mike Matusow - Stats|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

==Early years==

Schumer passed the New York State [[Bar Exam]] in early 1975 but never practiced law. Instead, he entered politics. As of 1998, Schumer has openly declared his homosexuality.

Matusow suffered from [[bullying]] when going through school and did not attend college. He attempted to get work as an [[auto mechanic]], but did not complete the required studying for the job. He later worked at his family's furniture store.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = August 2006 | url = http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html |Total Gambler | accessdate = 2007-06-01}}</ref>

Matusow's first experience of poker was playing [[video poker]] in the [[Westin Causarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa|Maxim Casino]] at the age of 18, which he played regularly, to the extent he suffered from [[repetitive strain injury]] in his shoulders and arms. He occasionally stole money from his mother's purse and at one point attended [[Gamblers Anonymous]] meetings. Matusow was taught [[Texas hold 'em]] in 1989 by a [[rounder]] named Steve Samaroff. Early in his career, he won 81 out of 82 sessions and $250,000. He also worked as a [[poker dealer]].<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="fulltiltprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/mikeMatusow.php

==Private life==

|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=[[Full Tilt Poker]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

Schumer and his wife, [[Iris Weinshall]], were married [[September 21]], [[1980]]. The ceremony took place at [[Windows on the World]] at the top of the north tower of the [[World Trade Center]]. [http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/about_chuck/time-popups/time-marriage.html] Weinshall is the [[Government of New York City|New York City]] Commissioner of [[Transportation in New York City|Transportation]] [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/iweinshallbio.html]. The couple have two daughters, Jessica and Allison. They live on Prospect Park West in [[Park Slope]], [[Brooklyn]].

==World Series of Poker==

==State Assemblyman==

At the [[1998 World Series of Poker]] (WSOP), Matusow paid one-third of [[Scotty Nguyen]]'s entrance fee into a satellite event for the $10,000 [[betting (poker)|no limit]] Texas hold 'em main event. Nguyen went on to win, and gave $333,333 to Matusow in return for his partial stake.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref> In [[2001 World Series of Poker|2001]], he finished 6th place in the WSOP $10,000 no limit Hold 'em main event. Matusow claims that the decisive hand was when he was [[bluff (poker)|bluffed]] by eventual champion [[Carlos Mortensen|Juan Carlos Mortensen]], but did not trust his instincts to call.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="01wsopme">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=3066

The same year he graduated from Harvard Law, 1974, he ran for and was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]], becoming at age 23 the youngest member of the New York legislature since [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. He served three terms. [http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/about_chuck/time-popups/time-nys_assembly.html] In the decades since, he hasn't lost an election, and has not held any job outside of elected office.

|title=2001 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold 'em main event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> At the [[2004 World Series of Poker|2004 WSOP]] main event, Matusow was a focal point of [[ESPN]]'s coverage, as he verbally attacked eventual champion [[Greg Raymer]].<ref name="04wsopme">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6628|title=2004 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold 'em main event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="raymerwebsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.fossilmanpoker.com/faqs.htm

|title=FAQs|publisher=www.FossilmanPoker.com|author=Raymer, Greg|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="pokerbabes">{{cite web|url=http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/mike-matusow/|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=www.PokerBabes.com|author=Rosario, Shirley|authorlink=Shirley Rosario|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> In the [[2005 World Series of Poker|2005 WSOP]], Matusow finished 9th out of 5,619 players in the main event, winning $1,000,000.<ref name="05wsopme">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14015|title=2005 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold 'em main event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> Several months later, he won the [[World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions|WSOP Tournament of Champions]] in a heads-up battle against [[Hoyt Corkins]], earning another $1,000,000 in the process. He also placed third in the Tournament of Champions the following year.<ref name="05wsoptoc">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14994|title=2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="06wsoptoc">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15520|title=2006 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

=====World Series of Poker bracelets=====

In [[1980]], 16th District [[United States House of Representatives|Congresswoman]] [[Elizabeth Holtzman]] won the Democratic nomination for the [[United States Senate|Senate]] seat of [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[Jacob Javits]]. Schumer ran for Holtzman's vacated [[United States House of Representatives|House]] seat and won.

{| class="wikitable"

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Year

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Event

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Prize Money

|-

| [[1999 World Series of Poker|1999]]

| $3,500 No Limit Hold 'em

| $265,475<ref name="99wsop3500">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7856|title=1999 World Series of Poker $3,500 No Limit Hold 'em event results|publisher=[[The Hendon Mob]]|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

|-

| [[2002 World Series of Poker|2002]]

| $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

| $148,520<ref name="02omahahilo">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4416|title=2002 World Series of Poker $5,000 Omaha hi/lo event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

|}

==Other poker events==

==United States Representative==

[[Image:Mikematusow2.jpg|right|thumb|Mike Matusow in the [[World Poker Tour]] Bad Boys of Poker II event.]]

He was reelected eight times from the Brooklyn and [[Queens]]-based district, which changed numbers three times in his tenure (it was numbered the 16th from [[1981]]-[[1983|83]], the 10th from 1983-[[1993|93]] and the 9th from 1993).

In October 2004, Matusow made his first [[World Poker Tour]] (WPT) final table at the UltimateBet Aruba Classic, earning $250,000 for 3rd place.<ref name="wptaruba">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8650|title=WPT Aruba Poker Classic results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> In 2006, he finished runner-up to [[Tony G]] in the WPT Bad Boys of Poker II in heads-up play.<ref name="badboys2">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17366|title=WPT Bad Boys of Poker II results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> Matusow also appeared in [[Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament|Poker Superstars III]], where he made it to the Elite Eight. In the winner-take-all championship match, Matusow beat seven other players to win $500,000. He also appeared in the second and third season of [[High Stakes Poker]].<ref name="ps3">{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5398712

In [[1998]], he won the Democratic Senate primary against [[Mark J. Green|Mark Green]] and [[Geraldine Ferraro]]. He then defeated three-term [[incumbent]] [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[Al D'Amato]], who had defeated Holtzman in 1980. In 2004, Schumer handily won re-election against Republican [[New York Legislature|Assemblyman]] [[Howard Mills]] of [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]] and [[Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative]] [[Marilyn O'Grady]]. Schumer outpolled Mills, the second-place finisher, by 2.8 million votes and won reelection with 71% of the vote, the most lopsided margin ever for a statewide election in New York. Schumer won every county in the state except one, [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton County]] in the [[Adirondacks]], the least populated and most Republican county in the state.

|title=FSN: Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament 3|publisher=[[Fox Sports Network]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="hsp2">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/5/high-stakes-poker-second-season.htm|title='High Stakes Poker' Back For A Second Season In June|publisher=www.PokerNews.com|author=Burton, Earl|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

In September 2006, Mike made his debut on the [[European Poker Tour]] (EPT) in Barcelona; however, he was eliminated on the first day. In early 2007, Matusow appeared on two episodes of [[Poker After Dark]] where he finished 3rd and 2nd respectively. He plays [[online poker]] under the following aliases: "dill pickle" ([[UltimateBet]]); "mrpokejoke" ([[PokerStars]]); and "Mike Matusow" ([[Full Tilt Poker]], where he is also a member of "Team Full Tilt").<ref name="pokerlistings">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_mike-matusow?show=bio

==United States Senator==

|title=Mike Matusow - Poker Player Profile|publisher=www.PokerListings.com|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="fulltiltprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/mikeMatusow.php

Schumer currently serves on the following [[U.S. Congressional committee|Congressional committees]]:

|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=[[Full Tilt Poker]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,800,000.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=170|title=Mike Matusow - Stats|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

*[[U.S. Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Committee on Finance]]

*[[U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]]

*[[U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Committee on the Judiciary]]

*[[U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Senate Committee on Rules and Administration]]

==Personal life==

While serving in the House of Representatives, Schumer coauthored the [[Federal assault weapons ban (USA)|federal semi-automatic firearms ban]] in [[1994]] with [[California]] Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]], which expired in 2004. The [[National Rifle Association]] and other gun groups (see [[gun politics]]) have criticized him for allegedly not knowing much about guns, pointing to various errors regarding the subject. Supporters of gun control legislation, however, give him much of the credit for passage of both the semi-automatics ban and the [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]] despite intense lobbying from opponents. The ban on [[semi-automatic]] firearms expired in September, 2004 despite attempts by Senator Schumer to extend it. He was one of 16 Senators to vote against the [[Vitter Amendment]] which prohibited funding for the confiscation of legally owned firearms during a disaster.

In September 2002, Matusow held a party in a VIP booth of [[The Palms]], providing free ecstasy to friends. He was introduced to undercover [[Narc (Narcotics)|narcotic agent]] Mike Fento, who claimed he was involved in an [[organized crime]] family in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] that planned to open a [[strip club]]. Matusow claims that Fento got him involved in [[money laundering]] and asked him to score drugs for him. Matusow discovered from one of his dealers that Fento was an agent, but was arrested at his house on [[September 25]] [[2003]] for "selling and trafficking controlled substances." The police offered to allow him to wear a [[Covert listening device|wire]] to help them secure evidence on a nightclub owner, but Matusow refused as the person was connected to organized crime and could have had him killed.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref> Matusow was in prison from September 2004 to April 2005. During this time, Matusow lost his $250,000 winnings from his WPT final table on sports betting. [[John Juanda]] was one of the few poker players who visited him.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="lasvegasvegas">{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasvegas.com/pokerblog/archives/001648.php|title=Mike Matusow Sentenced|publisher=www.LasVegasVegas.com|author="flipchipro"|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

Upon his release, [[Phil Hellmuth|Phil Hellmuth Jr]] loaned him $5,000 to start up a new bankroll. At the 2005 WSOP, however, he lost most of the $750,000 bankroll he had built up from Hellmuth's original loan and even convinced friends to take away his [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]] and [[Mouse (computing)|mouse]] so he could not play online poker.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref>

In addition to gun restriction, Schumer has focused on banking and consumer issues, [[counter-terrorism]], and debate over confirmation of federal judges, as well as economic development in New York.

Matusow resides in a 3,700 [[square foot]] home in Henderson (with a cathedral ceiling) and bought a $90,000 [[BMW E63/E64|BMW 645 CI cabriolet]] from a $750,000 winning session at online poker.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}

On foreign policy, Schumer was and remains a supporter of the [[Iraq War Resolution]], although he has since become a critic of [[George W. Bush|President Bush's]] strategy in the [[Iraq War]] suggesting that a commission of ex-generals be appointed to review it.[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/373961p-317920c.html]

</ref> He often wears a gold chain with the Hebrew symbol 'chai' around his neck.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref> Additionally, Matusow hosted Card Player's poker radio show / [[podcast]], ''the Circuit'', before being replaced by [[Gavin Smith]] and [[Joe Sebok]].<ref name="cardplayer">{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/thecircuit/?page=11

|title=The Circuit|publisher=www.cardplayer.com|author=Anonymous}}</ref>

==Notes==

Schumer is currently the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, part of the Democratic Senate Leadership, with primary responsibility for raising funds and recruiting candidates for the Democrats in the 2006 Senate election. When he took this post, he announced that he would not run for [[Governor of New York]] in [[2006]], as many had speculated he would. This step avoided a potentially divisive gubernatorial [[primary election]] in 2006 between Schumer and [[Eliot Spitzer]], New York's [[attorney general]].

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A small controversy erupted in [[September 2005]], when two staff employees of the DSCC illegally obtained a copy of the credit report of the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, [[Michael S. Steele]], a Republican senatorial candidate, posing as him and using his social security number. Upon learning this, the committee's executive director notified the U.S. attorney's office, and suspended the involved staffers. They are currently under investigation by the FBI. Schumer has not been implicated in the incident, and a spokesperson for the DSCC has said, "Chuck's only involvement was to report this matter to the authorities immediately after first learning about it."[http://www.nynewsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usschu224436974sep22,0,1690297.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines]

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Schumer has recently been criticized by [[video game players]] for siding with Senator [[Joe Lieberman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Connecticut]]), promoting [[video game censorship|regulation of video games]]. He is known to attack [[Eidos Interactive]] for the game ''[[25 to Life]]'', urging [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] and [[Microsoft]] to end their license agreements with Eidos Interactive.

Schumer's propensity for [[publicity]] is the subject of a running joke amongst many commentators, leading [[Bob Dole]] to quip that "the most dangerous place in Washington is between Charles Schumer and a television camera." Schumer frequently schedules media appearances on Sundays, a slow day for news, in the hope of getting television coverage, typically on subjects other than legislative matters. [http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/election/2004/us_senate_hutch01.asp] [http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2004122117.html] [http://www.observer.com/thepoliticker/2005/01/hardest-job-in-new-york.html]

In his role as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Schumer encouraged Iraq war [[veteran]] [[Paul Hackett]] to run for the US Senate in [[Ohio]] with a good faith promise, according to Hackett, that he would "have no financial concerns."[http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/13872751.htm] However, Schumer ultimately shared his view with top Democratic fundraisers that they should focus their resources on another candidate, Representative [[Sherrod Brown]], whom Democratic pollsters believed would have broader general election appeal with Ohio voters. Subsequently, Paul Hackett decided to drop out of the race, and refuses to re-run against [[Jean Schmidt]], to whom he narrowly lost the 2005 special election in a traditionally Republican district.

In 2006, Schumer led a bipartisan effort, with the help of Republicans like Congressman [[Peter King]] (NY), to stop a deal approved by the Bush administration to transfer control of six United States ports to a corporation owned by the government of [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE), [[Dubai Ports World]]. (See [[Dubai Ports World controversy]].) The [[9/11 Commission]] reported that despite recent alliances with the U.S., the UAE had strong ties to [[Osama bin Laden]] and [[Al Quaeda]] prior to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] on [[World Trade Center]] and the [[Pentagon]]. The measure in the House was H.R 4807, and in the Senate, S. 2333; these were introduced to require a 45 day review of this transfer of ownership. On [[March 9]], 2006, Dubai Ports World withdrew its application to operate the port. fuck

In May 2006, after the Canadian National Post published a false story alleging that the Iranian government had passed a law requiring Iranian Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians to wear badges identifying themselves, Schumer issued a news release calling the Iranian regime "lunatic" and "pernicious". [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d8858a08-e8f4-11da-b110-0000779e2340.html]

Schumer received a "B" on the [[Drum Major Institute]]'s 2005 [http://www.drummajorinstitute.com/congress/drum-major-voting-summary.php?name=Schumer&state=NY&database=senate Congressional Scorecard] on middle-class issues.

==Electoral history==

*'''2004 Race for U.S. Senate'''

**Chuck Schumer (D) (inc.), 71%

**[[Howard Mills]] (R), 24%

*'''1998 Race for U.S. Senate'''

**Chuck Schumer (D), 55%

**[[Al D'Amato]] (R) (inc.), 44%

*'''1998 Race for U.S. Senate (Democratic Primary)'''

**Chuck Schumer (D), 51%

**[[Geraldine Ferraro]] (D), 26%

**[[Mark J. Green|Mark Green]] (D), 19%

==1998 NYS Democratic Ticket==

*Governor: [[Peter Vallone]]

*Lieutenant Governor: [[Sandra Frankel]]

*Comptroller: [[Carl McCall]]

*Attorney General: [[Eliot Spitzer]]

*[[U.S. Senate]]: Charles Schumer

==External links==

*[http://schumerwww.senatemikethemouth.govcom/ Schumer'sOfficial official Senate websitesite]

*[http://www.matusowtruth.blogspot.com/ Official blog]

*[http://dscc.org/ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]

*[http://www.ontheissuesworldpokertour.orgcom/Senateplayers/Charles_Schumer.htm?x=profile&poker-player=8526 CharlesWorld SchumerPoker onTour the issuesprofile]

*[http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=170 Hendon Mob tournament results]

*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/s000148/ Voting record maintained by the Washington Post]

*[http://www.myspace.com/mouthpoker Official Myspace]

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