Ed Markey

Ed Markey
Official portrait, 2013
United States Senator from Massachusetts
Incumbent
Assumed office July 16, 2013 Serving with Elizabeth Warren
Preceded by	Mo Cowan
Chair of the House Global Warming Committee
In office March 8, 2007 – January 6, 2011
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office November 2, 1976 – July 15, 2013
Preceded by	Torbert Macdonald
Succeeded by	Katherine Clark
Constituency	7th district (1976–2013) 5th district (2013)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	William R. Callahan
Succeeded by	Richard McGrath
Constituency	16th Middlesex
In office January 3, 1975 – November 2, 1976
Preceded by	Edward Dickson
Succeeded by	John C. McNeil
Constituency	26th Middlesex
Personal details
Born	Edward John Markey (1946-07-11) July 11, 1946 (age 77) Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susan Blumenthal ​ (m. 1988)​
Education	Boston College (BA, JD)
Signature
Website	Senate website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1968–1973
Rank	Specialist Fourth Class
Ed Markey's voice Ed Markey questions witnesses on healthcare worker shortages Recorded February 16, 2023

Edward John Markey (/ˈmɑːrki/ MAR-kee; born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist serving as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 20 terms (18 full, two partial) as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district from 1976 to 2013. Before his congressional career, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976.

In 2013, after John Kerry was appointed United States Secretary of State, Markey was elected to serve out the remainder of Kerry's Senate term in a 2013 special election. Markey defeated Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary and Republican Gabriel E. Gomez in the general election. He was elected to a full term in the Senate in 2014. Markey fended off a primary challenge from Joseph Kennedy III and was reelected in 2020 by a wide margin.

Markey is a progressive who has focused on climate change and energy policy and was chair of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming from 2007 to 2011. He is the Senate author of the Green New Deal.^[1] Markey is the dean of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, having served in Congress since 1976. His progressive policies have led to widespread support among young voters.^[2] The Hill has called him "an icon to Gen Z activists".^[3]