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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 — 783
Yes24%
No75%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align95%
Cross-party0%
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Edward J. Markey headshot
Edward J. Markey
U.S. SenatorDemocratMassachusetts
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Edward J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 131 sponsored · 311 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

The EPA is sitting on critical funds for lead pipe replacement—leaving communities in Massachusetts at risk. I’m leading the Massachusetts delegation in demanding the immediate release of these funds. No child should drink dirty water.
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Gaza’s medical system is collapsing. Hospitals destroyed. Children without care. I’m demanding the State Department act now to restore access to lifesaving treatment and release Palestinian medical workers being held without charge.   Health care is a human right. youtube.com/shorts/bW3R1...
Make no mistake—small nuclear tests are still nuclear tests. Even one U.S. “hydronuclear” test would give Russia and China the green light to conduct tests that pose a threat to our national security. Trump’s plan to resume nuclear testing is the starting gun for a new arms race.
The Forgotten Nuclear Weapon Tests That Trump May Seek to Revive
Hydronuclear experiments, barred globally since the 1990s, may lie behind President Trump’s call last month for the United States to resume its testing of nuclear bombs.
Two months after Trump signed his TikTok executive order, there are still major questions about this supposed TikTok deal. I’m demanding full answers and transparency.
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Trump is once again playing the role of Putin’s puppet—pushing a backroom deal that would force Ukraine to surrender territory it holds, slash its military in half, give up long-range weapons, and bar foreign peacekeepers. That’s not peace. That’s Putin’s wishlist.
U.S.-Russian Peace Plan Would Force Ukraine to Cede Land and Cut Army
The 28-point proposal, which comes as the Trump administration tries to restart settlement talks, includes demands long rejected by Kyiv as  nonstarters.


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The world is working on climate action without us—we are letting ourselves get left behind in the past as our competitors race to a livable future. But even this deal doesn’t do what needs to be done. We won’t stop fighting to protect our planet. Our future depends on it.
Screenshot of headline reading: The world has struck a new climate deal at the COP30 summit in Brazil, which calls for a tripling of funding to help countries adapt to increasingly severe climate impacts. But countries failed to agree to a roadmap away from fossil fuels, after entrenched divisions threatened to collapse the talks.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act turns 50 this month. But Trump's cuts to the Department of Education are threatening its future. I visited with students and educators at BC's Campus School to see firsthand why defending this funding is so essential.
Senator Markey with educators and students
Senator Markey talking to educators
Senator Markey and staff and educators at BC Campus school
This week we celebrated Transgender Awareness Week, culminating in yesterday's Transgender Day of Remembrance to recognize the far too many trans lives lost to violence and suicide this year. We won't stop fighting until everyone can live as their true and authentic selves.
Workers deserve dignity—not predatory debt schemes. I joined @repsummerlee.bsky.social to demand answers from the Trump administration on its decision to walk back enforcement on coercive employer‑driven debt. Our economy can’t thrive when workers are trapped.
Trump is rolling out the red carpet for offshore oil and gas—which will inevitably spill into the ocean and increase costs at home. Trump is doing this while sabotaging offshore wind, the energy source that does the exact opposite. He’s not “unleashing American energy”—he’s underwriting Big Oil.
Trump administration proposes opening waters off California and Florida to oil drilling
The proposed plan is a jab at California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, but could face bipartisan pushback for opening acres off Florida's Gulf Coast.
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Voting History
783 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
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-46)
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (77-23)
2025-02-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-38)
2025-02-03Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-01-30End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (83-13)
2025-01-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-35)
2025-01-30Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (80-17)
2025-01-29End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (78-20)
2025-01-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (56-42)
2025-01-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-42)
2025-01-28H.R. 23 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-28Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (77-22)
2025-01-27End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (97-0)
2025-01-27Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (68-29)
2025-01-25End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-23)
2025-01-25Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-34)
2025-01-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
2025-01-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
2025-01-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-01-22S. 6 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNOT_VOTINGNOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
2025-01-20Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (99-0)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (64-35)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (75-24)
2025-01-17S. 5 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-49)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (70-25)
2025-01-13S. 5 (119th)Begin considerationNOYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNOYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 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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