Where the money comes from
Charles E. Schumer
U.S. Senator · New York · 2025–2026 cycle
DemocraticPACs put up 58.2% of Chuck's money this cycle, from 157 committees.
Raised
$1.9M
Spent
$3M
Cash on hand
$8.4M
Debts
$0
Large individual gifts ($200+)
$381K · 20.2%
Small gifts (under $200)
$216K · 11.4%
PACs
$1.1M · 58.2%
Other
$191K · 10.1%
11%
Small gifts
of money came in gifts under $200
58%
PACs
of money came from PACs
76%
Out of state
of itemized individual money came from other states
23%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
of PAC money came from this sector
Compared with a typical senator
Across all 12 PAC sectors, 4 sit above what a typical senator takes from that sector.
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$172K vs $198K typical
−13%Health
$136K vs $116K typical
+18%Labor
$121K vs $39K typical
+213%Communications/Electronics
$104K vs $67K typical
+55%Transportation
$57K vs $70K typical
−18%Misc Business
$56K vs $74K typical
−25%Energy & Natural Resources
$29K vs $70K typical
−59%Defense
$28K vs $44K typical
−36%Lawyers & Lobbyists
$28K vs $25K typical
+11%Construction
$18K vs $28K typical
−38%Ideological/Single-Issue
$7K vs $108K typical
−93%Agribusiness
$6K vs $45K typical
−87%
Bars to the right mean more than a typical senator; to the left, less.
Follow the PAC money
From PACs
$760K
Committees
157
Share of money
40.4%
vs a typical senator
+51%
- Business83%
- Labor16%
- Ideological/Single-Issue1%
12 sectors. Tap one to see the industries inside it, then every committee that gave.
Who gives
Biggest organisations
All 20 organisations whose employees, their families, or PAC gave. People on the left, the PAC on the right.
- Left: employees and their families
- Right: the organisation's PAC
- Nasdaq Inc$17K$14K$3K
- Roblox Corp$14K$14K—
- Mohawk Ambulance Service$12K$12K—
- Operating Engineers Union$10K$105$10K
- Cencora Inc$10K$54$10K
- UnitedHealth Group$10K$23$10K
- Charter Communications$10K$1$10K
- International Assn of Fire Fighters$10K—$10K
- Comcast Corp$10K—$10K
- National Multifamily Housing Council$10K—$10K
- Pivotal Ventures$10K$10K—
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$10K—$10K
Where the givers live
75.9% of itemized individual money came from outside New York.
- New York 24.1%
- Other states 75.9%
All 50 states and territories, ranked
Who writes the cheques
46.4% of Charles' itemized individual money came from women, from 5,475 women and 4,100 men.
- Women $305K
- Men $352K
By size of gift
The $3,500+ band brought in the most: 29% of itemized individual money.
- $200-$499$99K358 givers
Women $55K (200) · Men $44K (158)
- $500-$999$71K119 givers
Women $38K (64) · Men $33K (55)
- $1,000-$3,499$105K65 givers
Women $28K (18) · Men $77K (47)
- $3,500+$129K23 givers
Women $42K (6) · Men $87K (17)
- $7,000+$45K5 givers
Women $24K (2) · Men $21K (3)
Women's share over 19 cycles
Women's share moved from 24% in 1990 to 46.4% in 2026, peaking at 51% in 2024, lowest at 12.5% in 2006.
Track record
Charles has won 9 of 9 races on record between 1990 and 2022.
Peak cycle 2021–2022 raised $38.7M.
- Raised
- Spent
2022 NY Senate Class III
Raised $37.3M · spent $37.7M
Top opponent Joseph Pinion (R) with $592K
Won· General2016 NY Senate Class III
Raised $17.2M · spent $19.9M
Top opponent Wendy Long (R) with $736K
Won· General2010 NY Senate Class III
Raised $17.8M · spent $18.1M
Top opponent Kirsten Gillibrand (D) with $13.4M
Won· General
Sits on
Amounts here cluster money from an organisation's employees, their families and its PAC, so they show industries and interests rather than individual names. For the named individual givers, see Charles' top donors. Campaign committee and leadership PAC combined · summary as of August 4, 2026 · transactions through July 17, 2026.