Edward J. Markey

U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (D)

In office since: January 1, 2013
State: Massachusetts
Ideology score: -0.52

Voting record

Edward J. Markey has 66 recorded votes in this dataset: 16 yes, 48 no, 2 not voting.

Recent votes

No On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 5271 August 8, 2026 · 52–46
No On the Nomination PN1078 August 8, 2026 · 50–49
No On the Cloture Motion PN1078 August 8, 2026 · 50–49
No On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500 August 8, 2026 · 90–6
Yes On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 6747 to S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file) August 8, 2026 · 61–32
No On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file) August 7, 2026 · 91–6
No On the Nomination PN961-1 and PN937-5 and PN901-1 and PN730-38 and PN962-3 and PN931-6 and PN1022-25 and PN806-5 and PN1022-10 and PN1012 and PN931-5 and PN931-4 and PN937-2 and PN1022-22 and PN962-1 and PN961-4 and PN901-3 and PN806-7 and PN730-23 and PN1022-7 and PN1022-6 and PN961-3 and PN937-9 and PN937-8 and PN937-7 and PN1022-34 and PN1022-31 and PN1022-15 and PN1022-9 and PN1022-8 and PN1022-3 and PN961-9 and PN931-2 and PN1093-2 and PN1093-1 and PN1011 and PN961-2 and PN930-8 and PN930-6 and PN930-5 and PN930-1 and PN901-12 and PN901-2 and PN850 and PN787-2 and PN730-18 and PN730-2 and PN933 and PN852-3 and PN806-2 and PN961-7 and PN901-7 and PN901-6 and PN792 and PN786-10 and PN931-3 and PN730-59 and PN786-5 and PN937-1 and PN901-11 and PN859-5 and PN730-36 and PN901-5 and PN859-2 and PN859-1 and PN901-10 and PN852-11 and PN852-9 and PN859-6 and PN852-6 and PN852-5 and PN852-2 and PN806-9 and PN730-11 August 7, 2026 · 51–47
No On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5334 August 7, 2026 · 86–11
Yes On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6715 to S.Amdt. 6711 to H.R. 5334 (No short title on file) August 7, 2026 · 32–64
Yes On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 187 August 5, 2026 · 48–50

Bills sponsored

S. 5292 In committee

GREEN Hospitals Act

Last action August 6, 2026

S. 5257 In committee

Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act of 2026

Last action August 5, 2026

S. 4199 In committee

Youth AI Privacy Act

Last action August 5, 2026

S. 5231 In committee

Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act

Last action August 4, 2026

S. 5195 In committee

Green New Deal for Public Schools Act

Last action July 30, 2026

S. 5205 In committee

Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2026

Last action July 30, 2026

S. 5134 In committee

Green New Deal for Health Act

Last action July 27, 2026

S. 5119 In committee

A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.

Last action July 23, 2026

Showing the 8 most recently active of 9 sponsored bills.

Bills cosponsored

Recent activity

August 5, 2026 Activity on a sponsored bill: S. 4199 Details
May 20, 2026 Activity on a sponsored bill: S. 236 Details

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Campaign finance

2026 cycle, as reported to the Federal Election Commission.

Total raised: $5.4 million
Total spent: $5.8 million
Cash on hand: $1.3 million

Contribution size breakdown

Under $200 (unitemized)$1.1 million
$200 – $499$228,655
$500 – $999$422,842
$1,000 – $1,999$883,686
$2,000 and up$2.0 million

Aggregate size bands only. We do not publish individual donor names, addresses, employers, or occupations, even where the FEC makes them public. Source filing.

Ideology score

-0.52

DW-NOMINATE first dimension, from Voteview. The scale runs roughly −1 to +1 and is derived from roll call voting patterns only. It is a description of how a member voted relative to colleagues, not a rating. How this score works.

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Source record

Last updated September 9, 2026.

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