U.S. Senator from Massachusetts

Ed Markey

Democrat · Massachusetts

Serving in Congress since 1976, Senate since 2013. Co-authored the Green New Deal resolution with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Focus on climate, nuclear arms control, and internet access.

Record

Strong progressive. Co-authored the Green New Deal. Long-standing advocate for nuclear non-proliferation. Pioneer in broadband access legislation and net neutrality.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

S.5205 — A bill to promote democracy, defend human rights, and impose accountability on the Government of Turkey for systemic political repression, censorship, transnational repression, and violations of international law. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
S.5195 — A bill to establish a Green New Deal for public schools. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
S.5134 — Green New Deal for Health Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
S.5112 — Health Over Wealth Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
S.5119 — A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
S.J.Res.202 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to "Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050" and "Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
S.4980 — Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
S.4982 — Good Jobs for Good Airports Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)

Notable votes

Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

S.5189 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
S.5190 — A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
S.5185 — A bill to provide for auditing of the Pentagon. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
S.5108 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
S.5121 — A bill to amend chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an Ethics Investigations Counsel, and require disclosure of recusals. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
S.4436 — Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
S.5071 — Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
S.5094 — Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)

Voting analysis

Ed Markey has served in Congress since the nineteen-seventies, longer than almost anyone now sitting, and in this window he did not miss a single recorded vote. He also carries the largest cosponsorship total of any member on this site — a figure in five digits, which is less a statistic than a description of a career spent attaching his name to other people's legislation.

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Roll calls recorded as not voting

220

Roll calls eligible to vote on

Recorded as not voting

9.5%

Votes against the Democrat majority

220

Roll calls where a party majority formed

4 of 45

Rank among Senate Democrats, most defections first

Leaving from the left

He ranks among the Senate Democrats most likely to depart from the caucus, and the direction is consistent. He opposed bills and cloture motions that his party helped advance, and supported amendments — including from the chamber's most left-wing member — that the caucus voted down. These are not votes toward the Republican position; they are refusals to accept compromises his own side had settled on.

The 10 most recent of 21 roll calls where Ed Markey voted against the Senate Democrat majority.
Roll call	Date	Outcome	Their vote
H.R. 6938 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938 · roll call 119	Jan 15, 2026	Bill Passed	Nay (party: Yea)
H.R. 6938 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6938 · roll call 119	Jan 15, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	Nay (party: Yea)
S. 1071 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071 On the Cloture Motion S. 1071 · roll call 119	Dec 15, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	Nay (party: Yea)
S. 2296 S. 2296, as amended On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 · roll call 119	Oct 9, 2025	Bill Passed	Nay (party: Yea)
S. 2296 Sanders Amdt. No. 3853 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3853 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	Yea (party: Nay)
S. 2296 Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3535 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3535 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	Yea (party: Nay)
S. 2296 Paul Amdt. No. 3761 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3761 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	Yea (party: Nay)
H.R. 3944 Mullin Amdt. No. 3412 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3412 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119	Aug 1, 2025	Amendment Agreed to	Nay (party: Yea)
H.R. 3944 H. R. 3944, as amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944 · roll call 119	Aug 1, 2025	Bill Passed	Nay (party: Yea)
H.R. 3944 Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119	Aug 1, 2025	Amendment Agreed to	Nay (party: Yea)

Both Massachusetts seats

Massachusetts sends two Democrats to the Senate, so this compares Markey against a single colleague. He is the more frequent defector of the two.

Among the 2 Democrats in the Massachusetts delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 9.3%. Ed Markey is above that average at 9.5%.

What he legislates on

He serves as ranking member on the small business committee and on a health subcommittee. His filings extend the climate framework he is most associated with into new domains — a Green New Deal for public schools, a Green New Deal for health — alongside the Health Over Wealth Act, a measure imposing accountability on the Turkish government for political repression, and a postal semipostal stamp for Alzheimer's research.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ed Markey's cluster into: Commerce (1), Environmental Protection (1), Transportation and Public Works (1).

1677

Bills sponsored

10212

Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

His combined House and Senate service stretches back further than that of nearly every colleague, all of it under one party label.

First elected in 1977, now serving across 26 terms. Ed Markey falls in the veteran cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Ed Markey has 1677 bills sponsored, 10212 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Ranking Member)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Telecommunications and Media
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Transportation and Infrastructure
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Education and the American Family
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Primary Health and Retirement Security (Ranking Member)

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