Senator Edward Markey

Junior Senator from Massachusetts, Democrat

Top Industries
#IndustryYr AmountCareer Amount
1Lawyers/Law Firms$1,857,011$3,280,944
2Securities & Investment$859,027$1,754,156
3Real Estate$726,200$1,063,234
4TV/Movies/Music$601,900$1,584,698
5Environment$522,746$564,856
6Retired$477,754$650,654
7Lobbyists$457,441$1,227,108
8Business Services$395,229$679,270
9Leadership PACs$320,700$321,700
10Misc Finance$314,650$454,600
16Telecom Services & Equipment$191,800$692,303
27Telephone Utilities$94,000$523,170
Top Donors 2014
#DonorYr AmountCareer Amount
1League of Conservation Voters$343,461$347,461
2Mintz, Levin et al$126,550$214,750
3Harvard University$93,500$123,065
4Akin, Gump et al$71,163$130,413
5DLA Piper$69,650$197,750
6Bain Capital$67,600$71,000
7WilmerHale LLP$67,000$67,000
8Berkshire Group$62,400$76,400
9Granite Telecommunications$61,600$67,600
10DISH Network$59,000$111,800

Bio Information


MARKEY, Edward John, (1946 - ) Senate Years of Service: 2013- Party: Democrat Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection MARKEY, Edward John, a Senator and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Malden, Middlesex County, Mass., July 11, 1946; attended Immaculate Conception Grammar School, Malden, Mass.; graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Malden, Mass., 1964; B.A., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1968; J.D., Boston College Law School, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1972; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserve, 1968-1973; member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973-1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Torbert H. Macdonald; reelected to the nineteen succeeding Congresses, and served from November 2, 1976, to July 15, 2013, when he resigned to become a U.S. senator; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John F. Kerry, a seat subsequently held by appointed senator William Cowan, and took the oath of office on July 16, 2013, for the term ending January 3, 2015.

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