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Edward J. Markey

23rd term · 51.7 years in office: 22 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · MA · Democrat · since Jan 1975

Edward J. Markey

Bills authored 60Missed votes 1 of 214Party unity 31% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 248 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Born in Malden, Massachusetts, in 1946, Edward J. Markey drove an ice cream truck to help pay his tuition at Boston College.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey He earned a bachelor's degree in 1968 and a law degree in 1972 while serving in the United States Army Reserve.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey After graduating, he worked as a lawyer in private practice before entering public service.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1973, serving until he won a special election for the United States House of Representatives in 1976.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey After serving 37 years in the House, he won a 2013 special election to the United States Senate and was reelected to full terms in 2014 and 2020.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

In their own words

“My Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act will expand opportunities for small contracting businesses looking to access larger contracts.”

Congressional Record · Apr 29, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1968

    Graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

  2. 1968-1973

    Served in the United States Army Reserve.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

  3. 1972

    Earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

  4. 1973-1976

    Served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

  5. 1976-2013

    Served in the United States House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

  6. 2013-Present

    Serves as a United States Senator from Massachusetts.Source 1: Edward J. Markey — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

99.53% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Edward J. Markey — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Ed Markeywikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

51.7YRS

In office · 23rd term · since Jan 1975

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

99.53%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1968 Graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts.
  2. 1968-1973 Served in the United States Army Reserve.
  3. 1972 Earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.
  4. 1973-1976 Served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
  5. 1976-2013 Served in the United States House of Representatives.
  6. 2013-Present Serves as a United States Senator from Massachusetts.
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship ranking memberSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate Committee on Environment and Public WorksSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Primary Health and Retirement Security subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight subcommitteeSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Education and the American Family subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Telecommunications and Media subcommitteeSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee60 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 24 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 45 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 61 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 69 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Aug 12, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Aug 12, 2026

$5.4MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $150.0K · 36 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$589.3K · 11.0%
  • Itemized individual$1.6M · 29.1%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$804.6K · 15.0%
  • All other$2.4M · 44.8%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.518
Social (dim 2)-0.470

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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