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Ed Markey

U.S. Senator for Massachusetts

Democrat · Since 2013 · Next election: 2026 · Age 80 · Junior senator

Official name: Edward J. Markey

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Ed Markey is the junior U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, a Democrat serving since 2013.

Markey has served in the Senate longer than 56 of its 99 other members.

Markey is the ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and also sits on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Markey voted in 72 of 74 roll calls (97%). In that period, 97 bills Markey sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.

Markey has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026. 8 candidates for the seat have reported receipts to the FEC.

This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)

Full schedule →

Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu

12 roll-call votes: 6 Nay, 6 Yea

  • · Business meeting

    Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.

    Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Votes

All of them →

Voted in 72 of 74 roll calls (97%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.

Markey voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 61 roll calls and against it on 11.

Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 13)

Ed Markey's most recent votes against the party majority and missed votes
DateVoteQuestionResultEd MarkeyNote
Sep 28No. 250On Passage of the Bill S. 4668S. 4668, as amendedBill PassedNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 24No. 243On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 4668, as AmendedCloture Motion Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 24No. 242On the Amendment S. 4668Amdt. No. 6776Amendment Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 22No. 240On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776Cloture Motion Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Sep 17No. 236On the Motion to Proceed S. 4668Motion to Proceed to S. 4668Motion to Proceed Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea

Legislation

164 bills sponsored and 498 cosponsored in the 119th Congress

  • S.Res. 931 A resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S.J.Res. 220 A joint resolution designating a "Slavery Remembrance Day" on August 20th, to serve as a reminder of the evils of slavery.

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S.Res. 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 252. (consideration: CR S5158-5159)

Campaign finance

Raised
$8,051,970
Spent
$8,355,270
Cash on hand
$1,348,676

2026 election cycle, through Aug 12, 2026 · FEC S4MA00028

Massachusetts senators

All 11 members of Congress from Massachusetts →

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