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Schumer mulls race for governor; Move would shake up NY politics. (News) .(Sen. Charles Schumer may run for Governor of New York in 2006)

Crain's New York Business, December, 2002

Byline: philip lentz Political insiders say that Sen. Charles Schumer has begun to mull the possibility of running for governor in 2006. ``He's thinking about it,'' says one colleague. Mr. Schumer's current political priority is winning re-election in 2004. But analysts note that the senator had considered running for governor before he sought a Senate seat in 1998, and that he will lose clout in Washington next year when the Democrats become the minority party in the U.S.

Senate. They also note that as long as he stays in the Senate, Mr. Schumer must battle the perception that he is overshadowed by New York's junior senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is rare for a sitting senator to seek the governorship. But New York's governor is traditionally...

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