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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 — 825
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align96%
Cross-party0%
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Edward J. Markey
U.S. SenatorDemocratMassachusetts
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Edward J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 134 sponsored · 321 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 28(source)
NEPA is not a check-the-box bureaucratic hurdle. It's the bedrock environmental law that protects communities and ecosystems and informs responsible federal decision-making. This sacrifices our health and environment. There are no shortcuts if you want a livable future.
Tweet: E&E News @EENewsUpdates An 11-day NEPA review? Interior just did that.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 27(source)
The Trump admin’s latest attack is authoritarianism. This won’t stop here, and it won’t stop with Harvard. We must all come together and say loudly and clearly that Massachusetts will not be bullied. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/27/n...
Read the complete letter from the US General Services Administration regarding remaining Harvard contracts - The Boston Globe
In the letter, the GSA accused Harvard of engaging in racial discrimination and potential discriminatory hiring practices.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 26(source)
This Memorial Day, we remember and honor service members in Massachusetts and across the country who lost their lives in the line of duty. We must forever strengthen our commitment to the families of these fallen heroes as we build a future free from the heartbreak of war.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 26(source)
George Floyd should still be alive today. As we mark the five year anniversary of his murder, I am proud to join @pressley.house.gov to reintroduce our Ending Qualified Immunity Act. No one is above the law.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 24(source)
Republicans blocked my bill to exempt small businesses from Trump’s tariffs. Now he's planning to impose a 50% tariff on EU countries beginning June 1st. Many small businesses have already placed orders for supplies and will be saddled with a big Trump tariff bill. Unacceptable.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 23(source)
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress keep showing us they would rather work to restrict access to care than work toward guaranteed health care for all. Their bullying and targeting of trans people will help no one, solve nothing, and hurt many. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/m...
Trump’s sweeping bill targets gender-affirming health care for all ages - The Boston Globe
Provisions buried in a bill Washington lawmakers approved early Thursday would strip gender-affirming care for transgender Americans. The measure now goes to the Senate.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
The climate crisis is making hurricanes more frequent and severe. Yet Trump fired the forecasters that tell us when to evacuate from storms as they strike. Gutting NOAA’s National Weather Service is a gamble on the safety of American families—and the stakes are life and death.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
Bullying students and schools to provoke fear and silence dissent is how we trade democracy and freedom for authoritarianism. This will affect nearly a third of Harvard's students. We cannot be silent.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
Trump and Republicans will do everything they can to gut access to education. But we are in the fight and it is one we can win.
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
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BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education and ordered the administration to reinstate employees fired in a mass termination. This can't happen without cnogressional approval, she ruled. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
The question now: How many Senate Republicans will vote to cut Medicaid, SNAP, and Pell? How many millions of people will they take health care, food, and education from—all to pay for tax breaks for the ultra wealthy?
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
Rümeysa Öztürk’s habeas corpus court hearing has been postponed. In the meantime, I will keep demanding answers from ICE about the treatment of women at the detention facility in Louisiana I visited.
Senator Ed Markey
@markey.senate.gov
Open post ↗
Tomorrow is Rümeysa Öztürk’s habeas corpus hearing in federal court in Vermont. At the same time, nearly 1,000 other women she was detained with in Louisiana remain in intolerable conditions. ICE has yet to answer my inquiries. I'll keep pushing.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
The heinous murder of two young Israeli embassy staff outside an American Jewish Committee event in DC is deplorable. We mourn these victims and pray for their families and loved ones. We must denounce and root out antisemitic violence like this at every turn. Hate has no refuge in our society.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
Donald Trump is taking away essential protections from Venezuelans and many other TPS recipients who cannot return home safely. Abhorrent. We must be clear—ending TPS could mean issuing a death sentence.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who were protected from deportation and allowed to work in the United States.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 22(source)
Tomorrow is Rümeysa Öztürk’s habeas corpus hearing in federal court in Vermont. At the same time, nearly 1,000 other women she was detained with in Louisiana remain in intolerable conditions. ICE has yet to answer my inquiries. I'll keep pushing.
Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.govMay 21(source)
Trump’s Golden Dome will not make us safer—it will motivate Russia and China to build yet more nuclear weapons to aim at us, setting off a terrifying three-way arms race. But it will put billions into Musk’s pockets. Reagan’s failed “Star Wars” fantasy is back.
Headline: World News Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense plan was inspired by Israel’s multitiered defenses
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Voting History
825 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
2026-03-24—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2026-03-24—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-47)
2026-03-23—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2026-03-23—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2026-03-22—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-37)
2026-03-21S. 1383 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Rejected (41-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-21S. 1383 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (49-41, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-20H.R. 7147 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (47-37, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-18S.J. Res. 118 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 118YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-17S. 1383 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-48)
2026-03-17—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-03-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-45)
2026-03-12H.R. 7147 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-12H.R. 6644 (119th)Final passageYESYES✓Bill Passed (89-10)
2026-03-11H.R. 6644 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (82-11, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-11H.R. 6644 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Agreed to (84-10)
2026-03-10H.R. 6644 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-9, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-10—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (71-29)
2026-03-09—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-28)
2026-03-05H.R. 7147 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-04S.J. Res. 104 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 104YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-04H.R. 6644 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
2026-03-02H.R. 6644 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-6, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-26—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (57-33)
2026-02-26—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-34)
2026-02-25—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-45)
2026-02-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2026-02-24H.R. 7147 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-12H.R. 7147 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-12H.J. Res. 142 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (49-47)
2026-02-11H.J. Res. 142 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2026-02-10S.J. Res. 95 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-51)
2026-02-10—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2026-02-09—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2026-02-05—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-46)
2026-02-04—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-47)
2026-02-04—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2026-02-04—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-04—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (58-39)
2026-02-03—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-39)
2026-02-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-02-03—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
2026-02-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-40)
2026-02-02—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Bill Passed (71-29, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42)

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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