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At a Glance
Seat
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Born
July 11, 1946
Age 79
Phone
(202) 224-2742
Office
255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Massachusetts

Edward J. Markey

Edward John Markey is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 20 terms as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district from 1976 to 2013. Before that, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976. When Senator Patrick Leahy retired in 2023, Markey became the dean of New England's Congressional delegation.

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Voting Record — 772
Yes24%
No75%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align95%
Cross-party0%
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U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
Edward J. Markey headshot
Edward J. Markey
U.S. SenatorDemocratMassachusetts
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Edward J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 130 sponsored · 307 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Community colleges deliver affordable education for students across the Bay State and around the country. I’m proud that my resolution designating April as Community College Month cleared the Senate, recognizing the contributions of community college students, educators & staff.
Trump wants to eliminate an anti-poverty program helping 600,000 people in Massachusetts with career development, early childhood education, and housing every year. Nationwide, it costs just 0.0005% of what Trump wants to spend on his bloated “Department of War.”
Trump's
Budget Cuts:
- $3•3 BILLION FROM COMMUNITY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Budget of the U.S. Government
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (-$3.3 billion), For the sixth time, the Trump Administration's Budget proposes to eliminate the CDBG program, which has funneled money to many ideological pet projects and failed to target funding to communities in need. The program has been used for many projects that the Federal Government should not be funding, such as improvement projects at a brewery, a concert plaza, and skateboard parks. For example:
• The City of Chicago used CDBG to pay "Equity Officers";
• The City of Denver used an "equity lens" to evaluate "unintended consequences for historically marginalized communities";
• The State of Massachusetts required that CDBG projects comply with its "sustainable development principles" which include "advance equity" and "promote diversity"; and
• The Town of Greenwich in Connecticut's famously affluent "Gold Coast" received nearly $4 million in
CDBG funding in the last five years and spent it on wasteful projects such as theater arts programming and swimming pool renovations.
American small businesses and families are feeling real pain from Trump’s affordability crisis. I’m demanding transparency from this administration on the economic impact of Trump’s illegal war on Iran.
Americans’ outlook on the US economy

Getting worse: 73%
Getting better: 23%

Survey of 1,001 US adults conducted April 1-15, 2026. MoE ±4 pts.
Chart: Paige Bruton/Semafor
Source: GALLUP
Iranians residing in the U.S. who can't return home safely must be protected—not forcibly removed. Trump’s war and Iran's already dire human rights crisis make it unsafe for Iranians abroad to go home. The admin must shield Iranians in our communities and pause deportations while the war continues.
Screenshot of letter. Full text linked in reply.
This Earth Week, I introduced 6 bills to respond to the climate crisis by supporting public health, advancing environmental justice, and promoting education and advocacy. I'm grateful to my House partners for protecting and empowering Americans most at risk from climate change.
My resolution with Senator Kevin Cramer designating April 22 as National Assistive Technology Awareness Day cleared the Senate. I’m proud to recognize the important role that assistive tech plays in millions of lives, helping people connect with their communities and live independently.
The Federal Censorship Commission is abusing its power again. This time, Carr is waging Trump’s culture war by targeting programming that includes trans and nonbinary people. This censorship campaign is un-American and unacceptable. Trans rights are human rights.
politico

Brendan Carr floats TV ratings for transgender content
The FCC is eying possible changes to let parents know when gender identity issues come up in children's programs.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr speaks at a news conference.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr argued the TV ratings system needs another look. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

By John Hendel
04/22/2026 02:16 PM EDT
Trump’s dangerous, unnecessary, and expensive war with Iran could leave us with high gas prices for another six months, at least. If anyone tells you Trump could not have predicted this, don’t believe it. This was completely predictable. Trump just ignored the risk. It’s an energy disaster.
Clearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress
The Pentagon assessment, shared in a classified briefing for lawmakers, suggests gasoline and oil prices could remain elevated through the midterm elections.

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April 22, 2026 at 2:43 p.m. EDTyesterday at 2:43 p.m. EDT
Republicans just blocked my amendment to lower electricity costs for working people. Instead of providing economic relief for everyday Americans, MAGA Republicans want to provide billions for ICE and CBP. Disgusting.
NIH is the world’s research engine—driving development of treatments and cures for everything from cancer to rare diseases. Trump wants to cut $5 billion from these life-saving breakthroughs, but was happy to spend more than twice that in the first week of his illegal Iran war.
rump’s Budget Cuts:
- $5 BILLION FROM NIH
Budget of the U.S. Government
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (-$5 billion). NIH broke the trust of the American people with wasteful spending, misleading information, risky research, and the promotion of dangerous ideologies that undermine public health. At the program level, the Budget requests $41 billion for NIH research and proposes reforms to NIH, including the elimination of the following Institutes or Centers (IC):

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, which is replete with DEI expenditures, such as research studying how “structural racism” impacts social connectedness among “gender minority people of color” and comparing sexually transmitted infections in “transgender women”;

Fogarty International Center (FIC), which has funded Master’s degree programs in foreign countries, such as Serbia and India, at the expense of Americans. FIC has also wasted money by surveying how Buddhism creates “HIV-stigma” in Tha
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Voting History
772 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-08-01Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114)YESYESMotion Rejected (44-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-08-01End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-08-01Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-43)
2025-08-01Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-08-01End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (55-41)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-44)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-44)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-39)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-41)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (59-38)
2025-07-30S.J. Res. 34 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 34YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (24-73)
2025-07-30S.J. Res. 41 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (27-70)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-30Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNONomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-30Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-49)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-44)
2025-07-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-28End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-07-28Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-39)
2025-07-28End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-07-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-48)
2025-07-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-07-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-07-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (48-47)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2025-07-23H.R. 3944 (119th)Begin considerationNOYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-41)
2025-07-22Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (61-35)
2025-07-22Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-07-22H.R. 3944 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNOYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (91-7, 3/5 majority required)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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