Edward Markey
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Senator Edward John Markey of Massachusetts was born in Malden, Massachusetts, on July 11, 1946. He graduated from Malden Catholic High School in 1964, earned a B.A. from Boston College in 1968, and a J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1972. Markey served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1968 to 1973. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976. Elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, he served from November 2, 1976, to July 15, 2013. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013, and took office on July 16, 2013. He was reelected in 2014 and 2020.
United States House of Representatives
Representative for district 5, massachusetts
Jan 2013 ~ Jul 2013 • 6 mos
Representative for district 7, massachusetts
Jan 1975 ~ Jan 2013 • 37 yrs 11 mos
United States Senate
Senator for massachusetts
Jul 2013 ~ Jan 2027 • 13 yrs 5 mos
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Telecommunications and Media
Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Transportation and Infrastructure
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Education and the American Family
Primary Health and Retirement Security
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship