AdvertisementReid Backs N.Y.'s Schumer To Succeed Him As Senate Democratic LeaderMarch 27, 2015Krishnadev CalamurfacebookEmailSenate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Reid said today that he won't seek re-election in 2016, adding he wants Schumer to succed him as the Democratic leader in the Senate. (AP)