Edward J. Markey
DDemocratMA · Senator
56
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 97
Independence15
Avg: 24
Bipartisan Tone23
Avg: 13
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency22
Avg: 46
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Edward J. Markey
DemocratMA · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.517)
Edward J. Markey is a Democrat Senator from MA. He has served 51 years in Congress across 22 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 85.3% of the time.
51
Years in Office
22
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
85.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
125 votes against party
0.7%
Missed Votesⓘ
858 total votes
82
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Edward Compares
vs. the average Senator
Party Loyalty+7.4% vs avg
85.3%
Avg: 77.9%
Missed Votes-2.2% vs avg
0.7%
Avg: 2.9%
Bills Sponsored+45.9 vs avg
82
Avg: 36.1
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30
$2,227,617
Cash on Handⓘ
$4,848,657
Total Receiptsⓘ
$4,431,727
Disbursementsⓘ
$2,118,129
Individual Donors
$548,650
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
1975–2013House · MA-7 · Democrat
2013–2013House · MA-5 · Democrat
2013–PresentSenate · MA · DemocratCurrent
State Demographics
MA · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
6,992,395
Population
$102,688
Median Income
39.9
Median Age
46.6%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 70.7%Black 7.0%Hispanic 13.0%Asian 7.1%