Edward J. Markey
U.S. Senator (Class 2), MA
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), MA current
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), MA
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), MA
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jul 16, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-5
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jul 15, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2005 | Jan 3, 2007 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2005 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2001 | Jan 3, 2003 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 3, 2001 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 1999 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 4, 1995 | Jan 3, 1997 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 5, 1993 | Jan 3, 1995 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 1993 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1989 | Jan 3, 1991 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 6, 1987 | Jan 3, 1989 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1985 | Jan 3, 1987 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 1985 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 5, 1981 | Jan 3, 1983 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 15, 1979 | Jan 3, 1981 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 4, 1977 | Jan 3, 1979 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, MA-7
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 14, 1975 | Jan 3, 1977 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.517, social dim. -0.470. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-615 | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-615 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion to Table | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-614 | Nov 10, 2025 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-614 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion to Table | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-613 | Nov 10, 2025 | Motion to Table Failed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-613 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion to Table | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-612 | Nov 10, 2025 | Motion to Table Failed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-612 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-611 | Nov 10, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-611 US-GOV-PD |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-610 | Nov 9, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-610 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-603 | Nov 4, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-603 US-GOV-PD | |
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S 3012
Shutdown Fairness Act
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-609 | Nov 7, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-609 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 90
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-608 | Nov 6, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-608 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-607 | Nov 5, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-607 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-606 | Nov 5, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-606 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-605 | Nov 5, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-605 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-604 | Nov 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-604 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-602 | Nov 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-602 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-601 | Oct 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-601 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 88
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-600 | Oct 30, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-600 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 80
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-599 | Oct 30, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-599 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-595 | Oct 29, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-595 US-GOV-PD | |
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SJRES 77
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles…
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-598 | Oct 29, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-598 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 69
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-597 | Oct 29, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-597 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-596 | Oct 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-596 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 81
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles…
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-594 | Oct 28, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-594 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-593 | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-593 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-592 | Oct 28, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-592 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-591 | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-591 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 6, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 8:44 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $2,026,316 | $0 | $2,026,316 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $108,406 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Jun 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $99,670 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $93,334 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $77,270 | JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $51,054 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | unclassified | Jun 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $41,141 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $25,192 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $22,095 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Dec 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $17,322 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Nov 25, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $10,662 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Oct 16, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $10,628 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $6,600 | DONOHUE, JOHN | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Big donor | May 20, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| 2024 | $5,811 | THE ROYAL SONESTA CAPITOL HILL | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 13, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,500 | MARKEY VICTORY FUND | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | IMPACT | THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Support | $42,026 (2 records) | Oct 30, 2023–Oct 30, 2023 · as of Oct 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (12 as lead sponsor)
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S 4833
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers, and for other purposes.
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S 4831
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to prohibit, or require disclosure of, the surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employers, and for other purposes.
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S 4814
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
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S 4799
US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to cap the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 at $750,000,000,000.
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S 4763
US · Jun 11, 2026
Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026
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S 4725
US · Jun 9, 2026
A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate…
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S 4717
US · Jun 9, 2026
Asal Sayas National Strategy on Young Adult Cancers Act
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S 4727
US · Jun 9, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026
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S 4706
US · Jun 8, 2026
Equal Remedies Act of 2026
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S 4676
US · Jun 3, 2026
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
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