![U.S. Senator Charles Schumer [L] shares a laugh with U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz after making remarks during a news conference. // U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, joined by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, makes his first visit to University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) in Rochester, NY October 27, 2016. Moniz and Schumer were there to meet with researchers and tour the facility, seen as a driver for regional innovation and growth. / / photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester](https://candcworldwide.com////wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Schumer_Moniz_LLE_main-300x180.jpg)
United States Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is the next Senate Minority Leader.
Senate Democrats elected Schumer to take over from Harry Reid, who didn’t seek re-election. His term ends at the end of the year.
![U.S. Senator Charles Schumer [L] shares a laugh with U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz after making remarks during a news conference. // U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, joined by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, makes his first visit to University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) in Rochester, NY October 27, 2016. Moniz and Schumer were there to meet with researchers and tour the facility, seen as a driver for regional innovation and growth. / / photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester](https://candcworldwide.com////wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Schumer_Moniz_LLE_main-300x180.jpg)
United States Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is the next Senate Minority Leader.
Senate Democrats elected Schumer to take over from Harry Reid, who didn’t seek re-election. His term ends at the end of the year.