Ed Markey

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Ed Markey is a longtime Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts known for his leadership on climate and environmental policy, including co-authoring the Green New Deal.

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Ed Markey canonical 3
Edward J. Markey 1
Edward John Markey 1

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instanceOf United States senator
human
politician
birthName Edward John Markey
linked to: Ed Markey
coAuthorOf Green New Deal resolution
linked to: Green New Deal
committeeMembership Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1946-07-11
defeatedPrimaryChallenger Joe Kennedy III
linked to: Joseph Kennedy III
educatedAt Boston College
Boston College Law School
electedToUSSenateInSpecialElection 2013
familyName Markey
gender male
givenName Edward
hasSignatureIssue climate justice
environmental justice
ideology progressive Democrat
introducedLegislation Green New Deal resolution in the U.S. Senate
knownFor environmental policy advocacy
leadership on climate policy
technology and telecommunications policy
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
name Ed Markey
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Malden, Massachusetts, United States
policyFocus clean energy
climate change mitigation
consumer protection
net neutrality
positionHeld United States representative
linked to: U.S. Representative

United States senator
precededInOfficeBy John Kerry
ranForReelectionToSenate 2020
religion Roman Catholicism
representedHouseDistrict Massachusetts 5th congressional district
Massachusetts 7th congressional district
represents Massachusetts
residence Malden, Massachusetts, United States
senatorFrom Massachusetts
servedInUSHouseFrom 1976
servedInUSHouseUntil 2013
spouse Susan Blumenthal
spouseOccupation physician
startTimeAsUSSenator 2013-07-16
workedWith Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Green New Deal proposedBy Ed Markey
Ed Markey name Ed Markey
Ed Markey birthName Edward John Markey
linked to: Ed Markey
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act introducedBy Edward J. Markey
linked to: Ed Markey