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Edward J. Markey

U.S. Senator (Class 2), MA

Democratic Massachusetts since Jan 3, 2021

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
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

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)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Confirmation: Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Nay Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jason Reding Quinones to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Nay Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See Nay Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Burch to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See Nay Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… Nay Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Puzder to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… Nay Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Mullin Amdt. No. 3412 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Johnson Amdt. No. 3428 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Kennedy Amdt. No. 3414 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Duckworth Amdt. No. 3466 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3115 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Murphy Amdt. No. 3447 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luigi Rinaldi to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental… Nay Aug 1, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Nay Aug 1, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education Nay Jul 31, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Woll to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Nay Jul 31, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,002 recorded contributions totalling $2,068,342. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 218 of 1002 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 196 $597,395 29%
Party 9 $334,280 16%
Corporate PAC 11 $222,751 11%
Super PAC 2 $42,026 2%
Unclassified 784 $871,889 42%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$108,406 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$99,670 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$93,334 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$77,270 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$51,054 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE unclassified Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$41,141 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$32,560 1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND Super PAC Oct 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$25,192 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$22,095 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$17,322 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Nov 25, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$10,662 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Oct 16, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$10,628 MARKEY VICTORY FUND THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Party Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$9,466 1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND Super PAC Oct 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$6,600 DONOHUE, JOHN THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Big donor May 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,811 THE ROYAL SONESTA CAPITOL HILL THE MARKEY COMMITTEE Corporate PAC Dec 13, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (12 as lead sponsor)

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