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Ed Markey
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American politician (born 1946)
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Ed Markey is an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who has served as a United States senator and a member of the United States House of Representatives. Born on July 11, 1946, in Malden, Massachusetts, he is a citizen of the United States and a member of the Democratic Party. His political ideology is described as progressivism. Markey was educated at Boston College and Boston College Law School.
He has worked in Washington, D.C., Boston, Fall River, and Springfield. Markey is a member of the United States Army Reserve and speaks English. He resides in Massachusetts.
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Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist serving as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 20 terms (18 full, two partial) as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district from 1976 to 2013. Before his congressional career, he was a member of…
Known for
- Inside Politics — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Weekly — Self2019
- Turning Point — Senator2018
- The Words That Built America — Self - Reader: The Constitution2017
- Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts — Self2017
- At This Hour with Kate Bolduan — Self2014
- Winning New Hampshire — Self2004
- Gods and Generals — Irish Brigade Officer2003
- Tanner '88 — Self1988
- HR 6161: An Act of Congress — Himself1979
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Joni Ernst
- Succeeded by
- Position abolished
- Constituency
- 7th district (1976–2013), 5th district (2013)
- Born
- Edward John Markey , ( 1946-07-11 ) July 11, 1946 (age 79) , Malden, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Susan Blumenthal ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 )
- Education
- Boston College ( BA , JD )
- Website
- Senate website , Campaign website
- Branch service
- United States Army Army Reserve
- Years of service
- 1968–1973
- Rank
- Specialist 4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Malden
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Military branch
- United States Army Reserve
- Official website
- www.markey.senate.gov
- Image
- Ed Markey, Official Portrait, 112th Congress 2.jpg
- Work location
- Springfield
- Residence
- Massachusetts
- Political ideology
- progressivism in the United States
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- date of birth
- 1946-07-11
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- Ed Markey
- name in native language
- Ed Markey
- phone number
- +1-202-224-2742
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Ed Markey
- social media followers
- 263270
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Climate change
- P10632
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- number of viewers/listeners
- 1350579
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) 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 (18 full, two partial) 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. He has been the dean of the Massachusetts's congressional delegation since 2009.
In 2013, after John Kerry was appointed United States Secretary of State, Markey was elected to serve out the remainder of Kerry's Senate term in a 2013 special election. Markey defeated Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary and Republican Gabriel E. Gomez in the general election. He was elected to a full term in the Senate in 2014. Markey fended off a primary challenge from Joseph Kennedy III and was reelected in 2020 by a wide margin.
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