Ed Markey

Ed Markey helped pay his way through Boston College by driving an ice cream truck.¹ His father drove for the Hood Milk Company and eventually became a supervisor, while Markey became the first person in his family to attend college.¹ The Malden native is married to Dr. Susan Blumenthal.²

Markey earned his undergraduate degree in 1968 and his law degree in 1972, both at Boston College.² He served in the Army Reserve and represented Malden and Melrose for two terms in the Massachusetts House.² Elected to Congress in 1976, he spent 37 years in the House before winning the June 2013 Senate special election.¹²

He was the House author of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which regulates the collection of children's personal information online.³⁴ His current work also includes the proposed Right to Override Act, intended to protect healthcare professionals who reject automated medical decisions.⁵

His campaign advocates Medicare for All, stronger support for caregivers and nationwide protections for contraception and abortion access.⁵ He also backs clean energy investment and measures addressing climate risks to Massachusetts communities.⁶ He faces Republican John Deaton on November 3, seeking another six year term in the Senate, where the election will help determine the chamber's partisan balance.⁷