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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 — 830
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align96%
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 · 138 sponsored · 324 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Republicans are once again showing us who they are truly serving—cutting funding for cleaner, healthier communities while rubber-stamping fossil fuels. This is not America First, it is Polluters First. We should be investing in technologies of the future, not the past.
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Republicans look to slash IRA programs, speed fossil fuel permitting in Energy and Commerce reconciliation bill

Lawmakers are planning a markup for the bill at a committee hearing on Tuesday.
By: James Bikales, Josh Siegel | 05/12/2025 12:09 AM EDT

Republicans proposed as part of their mega reconciliation bill released late Sunday to wipe out a wide swath of the clean energy programs and policies Democrats enacted under the Biden administration, while also speeding permitting for oil and gas infrastructure by allowing companies to pay fees to win approvals.
It is great news that Edan Alexander finally is free and on his way home to loved ones. Yet, too many families continue to suffer as more hostages remain at risk. Hamas must release all of the hostages now. There must be a full ceasefire and an end to this war.
This decision is an absolute betrayal for those who risked their lives to support the United States during two decades of war. I call on the Trump administration to immediately reinstate TPS protections for Afghans. We cannot abandon our allies.
DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan. The TPS designation for the country expires on May 20, 2025, and the termination will be effective on July 12, 2025.

At least 60 days before a TPS designation expires, the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate U.S. government agencies, is required to review the conditions in a country designated for TPS to determine whether the conditions supporting the designation continue to be met, and if so, how long to extend the designation.
Every dollar cut from Medicaid is a dollar ripped from health care and given to billionaires. Giving a handout to the rich while making it harder for millions of people to get health care is disastrous.
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Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill
The US has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year. It’s only the second time the US has hit this dangerous milestone in the past 30 years and it’s only May. This is the Make America Sick Again agenda.
Trump wants to slash $1.2 billion from NPS. At the same time, Republicans are getting ready to rubber stamp projects that ravage our public lands for oil, gas, minerals, and timber. All to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. We can't let this happen.
News headline: 'Natural Resources clears energy portion of reconciliation bill
Clearing the bill out of committee marks a step toward enacting President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.
By: James Bikales, Josh Siegel'
I agree. Travelers should not have to check their privacy alongside their luggage at the airport. That is why I joined my colleagues @senjeffmerkley.bsky.social and @senjohnkeenan.bsky.social in introducing the Traveler Privacy Protection Act this week.
News headline: 'Surveillance watchdog recommends facial recognition be voluntary at airports BY ALFRED NG'
Rümeysa Öztürk has finally been ordered released. She has been unlawfully detained for more than six weeks in an ICE facility in Louisiana, more than 1,500 miles away from Somerville. This is a victory for Rümeysa, for justice, and for our democracy.
Trump’s firing of only the Democratic CPSC commissioners is not just unconstitutional. It endangers American families. The CPSC safeguards our children from unsafe toys and dangerous cribs. Undermining this agency puts lives at risk.
Today, as the Ranking Member of @senatesmallbizdems.bsky.social I'm releasing a new report. Pulling the Plug: How Trump's Attacks on Clean Energy Could Turn Out the Lights on Small Business. Read now at markey.senate.gov/PullingThePlugReport.
This week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright tried to defend DOE’s proposed budget cuts in a pathetic testimony straight from the Big Oil playbook. In it, he made one thing painfully clear: he is not for an “All of the Above” energy strategy, but rather for “Oil above All.”
Donald Trump just fired my dear friend Dr. Carla Hayden—the Librarian of Congress—via email. This is disgraceful. The Library of Congress represents some of the best America has to offer. Equal access to learning for all.
Senator Markey stands with Dr. Carla Hayden and a group of children at the Malden Library
Congress passed the Digital Equity Act to help ensure that all Americans could participate equally in the online world. This illegal action will hurt our economy, our schools, our seniors, and our democracy. We will fight back against it.
Trump to End Biden-Era Program to Bridge Digital Divide
Today, we came together in front of the Capitol to reject Republicans’ efforts to eliminate a critical FCC program to expand internet access for low-income and rural students and educators. I will keep fighting for every student to have the tools they need to succeed. youtube.com/shorts/huo7H...
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Voting History
830 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
2025-05-01End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-05-01S.J. Res. 31 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-46)
2025-05-01H.J. Res. 75 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-45)
2025-04-30S.J. Res. 31 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-40)
2025-04-30S.J. Res. 49 (119th)Kill the motionNONOMotion to Table Agreed to (49-49, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-04-30S.J. Res. 49 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYESJoint Resolution Defeated (49-49)
2025-04-30H.J. Res. 75 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-04-30H.J. Res. 42 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-46)
2025-04-29H.J. Res. 42 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (83-14)
2025-04-29End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (84-13)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (60-36)
2025-04-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-36)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-39)
2025-04-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (59-39)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (67-29)
2025-04-28End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (64-27)
2025-04-11Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (60-25)
2025-04-11End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-25)
2025-04-11Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-26)
2025-04-11End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (59-25)
2025-04-10Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-46)
2025-04-10End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-04-10H.J. Res. 20 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (53-44)
2025-04-09H.J. Res. 20 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-42)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-46)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (60-37)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-46)
2025-04-09End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-42)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-44)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-37)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-04-08Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (66-32)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-32)
2025-04-08Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-45)
2025-04-07End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-39)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Accept House changesNONOConcurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-48)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05Motion (Motion to Waive Section 305(b)(2) of the CBA re: Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 1690)YESYESMotion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)

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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