Ed Markey
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Edward John Markey was born in July 1946 in Malden, Massachusetts. He earned an undergraduate degree from Boston College and received a Juris Doctor from the Boston College School of Law. He worked as a lawyer in private practice.
Markey served in the U.S. Army Reserve for six years.
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives four years before being elected to the United States House of Representatives serving from 1976 to 2013. He has been a member of the United States Senate since July 2013, winning a special election for the seat of John Kerry who had been appointed United States Secretary of State.
He is married to Susan Blumenthal. Markey is a Catholic.
In the News…
Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts framed the Federal Communications Commission’s investigation into broadcasters as censorship during recent testimony from FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
He cited an instance from a San Francisco radio station after a news anchor read a report on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The senator said, “The station demoted the anchor who first read that news report over the air and pulled back on its political coverage.“
Senator Markey also highlighted the circumstances surrounding the brief removal of Jimmy Kimmel Live from the air after the host made inflammatory statements in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The senator likened the commission’s actions to “mafia threats” and said that broadcasters “feel that censorship.”
Contact this Leader…
Did you pray for Senator Markey today? You can let him know at:
The Honorable Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts
255 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
