Seat note: Projected winner per NBC News (53.3% with 91.8% in at 2026-11-05 11:31 ET); 2026 regular election, term 2027-2033; flips/replaces Susan Collins (Republican)
Seat source: 2026 Senate election results (NBC News Decision Desk) (NBC News), published November 5, 2026, checked November 5, 2026; 2026 United States Senate elections (Wikipedia rev 1383921718, 2026-11-05T16:30:35Z) (Wikipedia), published November 5, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader: Committed to oppose
The Senate Democratic leader is chosen by secret ballot. This page shows what the senator has said, never how they voted.
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“I've already said that I told Sen. Schumer that I'm gonna support somebody else. It's no different now.”
Summary: Jackson said he had told Schumer he would support somebody else for leader.
Context: Remarks to reporters on the eve of the election (Monday, Nov. 2)
Source: 'I'll be reelected as majority leader,' Schumer says (Roll Call), published November 4, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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“The Democratic Party needs to have a different approach—getting people back in the party, getting working-class, everyday people back in the party—and I don't believe it's going to happen with Sen. Schumer,”
Summary: Jackson said that if elected he would not support Schumer as leader; Sanders would be his first choice.
Context: Interview with The New York Times (quoted by Common Dreams)
Source: Troy Jackson Says He Wouldn't Support Schumer as Senate Democratic Leader (Common Dreams), published July 21, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
The agenda
Each issue is split into the specific demands on the letter. A past vote or bill is dated and shown as a record, not a promise.
Prices: No verified public position found
Take the power to set tariffs back from the president: No verified public position found
Ban companies from using personal data to charge people more (surveillance pricing): No verified public position found
Outlaw price gouging: No verified public position found
Single-payer: No verified public position found
Single-payer: one public plan covering everyone, with no premiums, deductibles, networks or surprise bills: No verified public position found
Child care and leave: No verified public position found
Cap child care costs at 7% of any family's income: No verified public position found
Paid family and medical leave for every worker: No verified public position found
Schools: No verified public position found
Fund public schools properly, starting with the special education (IDEA) money Congress promised: No verified public position found
Free, high-quality pre-K for every family: No verified public position found
Housing: No verified public position found
Tie federal housing and transportation money to zoning that allows apartment buildings with shops on the ground floor: No verified public position found
Public power: No verified public position found
Public power: a national grid planned and coordinated by the Department of Energy, with states and local public utilities: No verified public position found
Iran war: No verified public position found
Pass a law requiring the president to stop hostilities against Iran that Congress never authorized: No verified public position found
Cut off money for offensive operations Congress never approved: No verified public position found
Executive power: No verified public position found
Emergency powers expire unless Congress votes to keep them: No verified public position found
Put tariffs back under Congress's control: No verified public position found
Protect inspectors general: No verified public position found
Stop any president from refusing to spend money Congress approved (impoundment): No verified public position found
Elections: No verified public position found
A constitutional amendment to end Citizens United: No verified public position found
Every voter in the country gets the option to vote by mail: No verified public position found
Filibuster: No verified public position found
End the filibuster so the Senate passes bills by majority vote: No verified public position found
Congress: No verified public position found
Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks: No verified public position found
Add seats to the House: No verified public position found
Get rid of the debt ceiling for good: No verified public position found
Supreme Court: No verified public position found
Add seats to the Supreme Court: No verified public position found
Fixed 18-year terms for justices: No verified public position found
An enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court: No verified public position found
Stop a single senator from blocking a judge (end the blue slip veto): No verified public position found
Immigration: No verified public position found
A pathway to citizenship for people who already live and work here: No verified public position found
Fix legal immigration so people who want to come the right way can: No verified public position found
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