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. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve for six years.
Markey 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.
Markey is married to Dr. Susan Blumenthal. Markey is a Catholic.
In the News…
Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has called on Congress to pass Children and Teens’ Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) legislation, which would update data privacy regulations for the 21st century to ensure children and teenagers are protected online, as well as his Youth AI Privacy Act, to require AI companies to build privacy safeguards for minors into their AI chatbots. The senator cited the recent child-safety lawsuit settlement between Meta and State Attorneys General.
Senator Markey stated, “This settlement sends a message every boardroom in Silicon Valley should hear: our children are not collateral damage to bolster Big Tech’s bottom line. I am proud that my original law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, helped hold Meta accountable, but we cannot stop here.“
The senator continued, “In this emerging age of artificial intelligence, Big Tech is finding more ways to exploit our children’s data and manipulate their emotions for profit, making them and an entire generation sicker. Congress must pass my Youth AI Privacy Act to protect kids using AI chatbots and pass COPPA 2.0 to update my original law. We cannot rely on courts alone to secure strong protections for our kids’ privacy and safety — Congress must act.”
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The Honorable Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts
255 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
