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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 — 851
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 · 146 sponsored · 346 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Trump promised to cut costs. Instead, he’s illegally sent us to another war in the Middle East, causing gas prices to spike. The costs to human life, to our servicemembers, and to the pockets of everyday people are not worth it. We need to end this war. Now.
New York Times
Average Gasoline Price Hits $4 in U.S., a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump
A month since the first U.S.-Israeli attacks and Iran’s response effectively shut off Persian Gulf oil, drivers are paying significantly more to fill up.
Your postage costs are going up, thanks to the Trump-induced spike of gasoline prices. Trump is trying to crush our ability to purchase and use electric vehicles—including at USPS—which could help protect against rising gas costs. Trump is making us pay at the pump and the post.
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Screenshot of letter. Full text linked in reply.
America’s small businesses and families need their money back. They don’t have teams of lawyers to figure out a complicated tariff tax refund process. Trump must immediately—and automatically—refund small businesses and families the tariff taxes they are rightfully owed.
NOTUS
Lawmakers Are Worried Small Businesses Will Get Left Behind in Trump’s Tariff Refund System
Small businesses must navigate the federal tariff refund system to get the money they paid in emergency tariffs back.
For six years, I have been sounding the alarm on Clearview AI. Now, a grandmother was jailed for over 5 months for crimes in a state she’s never visited. This technology is biased, inaccurate, and unreliable. It destroys lives.
Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited
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Zoe Sottile
Republicans want to pay for Trump’s illegal war on Iran and for ICE thugs to terrorize communities by cutting health care. Again. It’s not complicated—Americans don’t want bombs—they want affordable health care and for their neighbors to be safe.
Axios

GOP weighs health care cuts to pay for Iran war


Peter Sullivan
Measles is spreading. Kids are dying from flu. Vaccines are in legal limbo. But Trump and RFK blew past the deadline to nominate a CDC director after pushing out the last one. Americans deserve real leadership—not chaos.
White House holds off on CDC pick as search for permanent chief continues
The responsibilities of leading the agency will remain with Jay Bhattacharya, the head of the National Institutes of Health, who has been serving as acting CDC director since last month.

Updated March 25, 2026
While Trump's warmongering sends prices soaring, he's forcing borrowers to pay sky-high interest on loans. Trump's loan repayment plan: throwing students to the sharks. Students deserve a life raft, not a shove overboard.
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Biden’s Save student loan plan is dead. Borrowers will have to quickly pivot.
The Education Department is giving 7 million borrowers using the plan a matter of months to switch out.
Trump is continuing his cruel campaign of contempt against communities of color—a campaign that undermines efforts to combat historic discrimination. This is unacceptable and must end now. I will continue to hold this Administration accountable.
Screenshot of headline reading: Trump signs executive order asking federal contractors to eliminate DEI.
Trump said the illegal war in Iran would take 4 to 6 weeks. We’re already there, yet he’s asking Congress for $200 billion more—enough for 100 days—and sending ground troops. This is not winding down. This is not a “little detour.” It’s escalation. And Trump has no idea how to end it.
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but Trump’s tariff taxes are backbreaking. Since the start of Trump’s “Liberation Day,” the average small business importer paid $300,000 in tariffs. That’s unacceptable—the Trump admin must refund its illegal tariffs NOW.
Screenshot of graph titled, “Small-business importers’ tariff costs have tripled since April 2025.” Graph shows an increase in average total monthly tariffs paid per small business importer from January 2024 to February 2026 with a large spike after the April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day.”
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Voting History
851 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
2025-12-17End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (69-27)
2025-12-17Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (67-30)
2025-12-17End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-30)
2025-12-17S. 1071 (119th)Accept House changesNOYESMotion Agreed to (77-20)
2025-12-15S. 1071 (119th)End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (76-20, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-11S. 1071 (119th)Begin considerationNOYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (75-22)
2025-12-11S. Res. 532 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOResolution Agreed to (52-47)
2025-12-11S. 3385 (119th)End debateYESYESCloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-11S. 3386 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-10S. Res. 532 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-12-10S.J. Res. 82 (119th)Begin considerationYESYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-49)
2025-12-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-12-09End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-46)
2025-12-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-46)
2025-12-09End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-12-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-12-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-44)
2025-12-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (57-32)
2025-12-04S. Res. 520 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Rejected (43-37, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-04H.J. Res. 131 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (49-45)
2025-12-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (63-34)
2025-12-03S.J. Res. 91 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (49-47)
2025-12-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (57-41)
2025-12-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-40)
2025-12-02Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (60-39)
2025-12-02End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-36)
2025-12-02Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-12-01End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-41)
2025-11-20H.J. Res. 130 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (51-43)
2025-11-19S.J. Res. 76 (119th)Begin considerationNOT_VOTINGYESMotion to Proceed Rejected (46-51)
2025-11-19S.J. Res. 89 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2025-11-19Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (66-32)
2025-11-18End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (65-32)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (60-40)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (60-40)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Kill the motionNOYESMotion to Table Agreed to (76-24)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Kill the motionYESYESMotion to Table Failed (47-53)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Kill the motionYESYESMotion to Table Failed (47-53)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (60-40)
2025-11-09H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-07S. 3012 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-06S.J. Res. 90 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 90YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (49-51)
2025-11-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (57-43)
2025-11-05End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (57-41)
2025-11-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-11-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-11-04H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)

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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