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U.S. Senator from Massachusetts · Class II

Edward J. Markey

Democrat 3rd term On 2026 ballot Ranking · Small Business and Entrepreneurship

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$6.0M raised · top PACs: Colorado Senate Victory 2016, A New Direction PAC, Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PAC
100LoyaltyMed 96
99AttendMed 98
3BipartMed 9
2BreaksMed 31
In office
Senate 2013–now
House 1975–2013
51 years in CongressMore senior than 99% of the Senate
Committees
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation 4th minority
  • Environment and Public Works 4th minority
Age
80

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 1, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date20216431579152
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—143206914

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 16% 2%
Commerce 7% 9%
Health 8% 15%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Health and Commerce.

  • He talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), AI Infrastructure Impact (Science, Technology, Communications), Consumer Product Safety (Commerce), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 164 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberSmall Business and Entrepreneurship CommitteeFull committee
Ranking memberPrimary Health and Retirement Security SubcommitteeHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions
MemberCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee4th minority
MemberEnvironment and Public Works Committee4th minority

+1 more on Background

Ranking member on the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, more senior than 99% of the Senate, in the minority.

  • 51 years in Congress: more senior than 99% of the Senate.
  • Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

5% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Markey.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

5% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Warren and Sanders.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peerLaw inside another bill

Introduced 142 · expected 67.5
Action in committee 9 · expected 7
Beyond committee 6 · expected 6
Passed Senate 3 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0 · +1 inside another bill
EffectivenessRank 31 of 100 in the Senate

1.09expected 0.64 · average member 1.00

3 of 142 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; 1 more became law inside another bill; effectiveness 1.09 against a peer median of 0.64.

  • On the move: S. 236 (out of committee), S. 4199 (out of committee), S. 315 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.52

With his party on all 15 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 100% of party-line votes, breaks 2 times (peer median 22).

  • Position: −0.52, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces & National Security 1 of 42, Economics and Public Finance 1 of 184.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Markey$6.0M raised21%24%11%44%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

45% of what he raised came from individuals; 21% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$6.0M raised, 11% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2020): won by 32.3 points.

24 PACs of the 54 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Health.

  1. Colorado Senate Victory 2016100% D
  2. A New Direction100% D
  3. Advancing Democracy and Mobilization100% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

70 bills

Markey voted Yea on 5, Nay on 21, and sponsored or cosponsored 44 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →
What he saidVoted or sponsored forVoted againstNothing Said he was for it1kept his word0did the opposite1words only Said he was against it0did the opposite0kept his word1words only

3 bills he spoke about this Congress · 1 kept his word · 0 did the opposite · 2 words only

On 3 bills he spoke about: kept his word on 1, did the opposite on 0, words only on 2.

Statements on the day of a vote are his explanation, not a position · “nothing” means no vote or sponsorship by the end of the Congress.