Senator · MA · Democrat · since Jan 1975

Edward J. Markey

Bills authored 60Missed votes 1 of 214Party unity 31% derived

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

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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}

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

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The path here

1968
Graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey}
1968-1973
Served in the United States Army Reserve.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey}
1972
Earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey}
1973-1976
Served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey}
1976-2013
Served in the United States House of Representatives.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey}
2013-Present
Serves as a United States Senator from Massachusetts.^{Source 1: Edward J. Markey — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ed Markey}

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general

99.53% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

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

Full record card

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51.8YRS

In office · 23rd term · since Jan 1975

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99.53%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

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Before Congress

1968 Graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts.
1968-1973 Served in the United States Army Reserve.
1972 Earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.
1973-1976 Served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
1976-2013 Served in the United States House of Representatives.
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.

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Issue pages

Votes by issue.

72 issues · 17 with both halves · 35 with one · 20 with neither

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Regulation (cross-sector)No statements18 counted votesNot yet stated Market protections3 statements10 counted votesAnalysis Military budget2 statements9 counted votesAnalysis Spending vs. restraintNo statements8 counted votesNot yet stated Government role in coverageNo statements7 counted votesNot yet stated SNAP & nutritionNo statements7 counted votesNot yet stated Banking/financial rules1 statement6 counted votesAnalysis Aid & alliancesNo statements6 counted votesNot yet stated Farm policy & subsidiesNo statements6 counted votesNot yet stated Trade & tariffsNo statements6 counted votesNot yet stated

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Receipts · recent votes on passage

How Edward J. Markey voted.

Money & ties

Who funds Edward J. Markey.

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, 2026Lagged · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.

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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%

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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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Civic Herald. “Edward J. Markey: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/edward-j-markey-M000133.

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