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US Senate 2022

US Senate 2022

  • Schumer Looks to Hold Off Pinion, Retain Majority Leader Post Amid National Battle for Senate Control

    Chuck Schumer, left, and Joe Pinion


    Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democratic and the majority leader of the U.S. Senate, is running for reelection for another six-year term this year, facing Republican and Conservative Party nominee Joe Pinion, a political news commentator. 

    Schumer, who has been in office since 1999, has only risen to prominence since ascending to majority leader when Democrats took the Senate through the 2020 election. He holds commanding leads in polls and fundraising against his relatively unknown opponent, often faring far better in polling than his fellow Democratic incumbents in this

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