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'''Edward John "Ed" Markey''' (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician. He is the junior ]-elect from the state of ]. From 1976 to 2013 he served as the ] for {{ushr|MA|5}} and {{ushr|MA|7}}, which includes most of ]'s northern and western suburbs, such as ] and ]. He is the longest-serving member of both the Massachusetts and ] House delegations and the second longest-serving current member of Congress from New England, behind Senator ] of ]. A member of the ], he is a ] who has focused on ]. He served on two House ] and is the former Chairman of the ]. Markey won the ] to succeed ] in the ], defeating Republican ].<ref name="BG Markey looks to build">{{cite news|last=Levenson|first=Michael|title=Markey looks to build ‘bold and bright future’|url=http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/25/edward-markey-gabriel-gomez-face-moment-truth-senate-special-election-mass/QmwvBWA1r7nmy6OVtoJeyK/story.html|accessdate=June 25, 2013|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=June 25, 2013|author2=Frank Phillips|author3=Martin Finucane}}</ref> '''Edward John "Ed" Markey''' (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician. He is the junior ]-elect from the state of ]. From 1976 to 2013 he served as the ] for ] and ] ditricts, which includes most of ]'s northern and western suburbs, such as ] and ]. He is the longest-serving member of both the Massachusetts and ] House delegations and the second longest-serving current member of Congress from New England, behind Senator ] of ]. A member of the ], he is a ] who has focused on ]. He served on two House ] and is the former Chairman of the ]. Markey won the ] to succeed ] in the ], defeating Republican ].<ref name="BG Markey looks to build">{{cite news|last=Levenson|first=Michael|title=Markey looks to build ‘bold and bright future’|url=http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/25/edward-markey-gabriel-gomez-face-moment-truth-senate-special-election-mass/QmwvBWA1r7nmy6OVtoJeyK/story.html|accessdate=June 25, 2013|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=June 25, 2013|author2=Frank Phillips|author3=Martin Finucane}}</ref>


==Early life, education, and career== ==Early life, education, and career==

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Ed Markey
United States Senator-elect
from Massachusetts
Assuming office
TBD
SucceedingMo Cowan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byNiki Tsongas
Succeeded byTBD
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office
November 2, 1976 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byTorbert Macdonald
Succeeded byMike Capuano
Chairman of the House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee
In office
March 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byCommittee established
Succeeded byCommittee abolished
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 16th Middlesex district
In office
January 3, 1973 – November 2, 1976
Preceded byWilliam Callahan
Succeeded byJoseph DeNucci
Personal details
BornEdward John Markey
(1946-07-11) July 11, 1946 (age 78)
Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSusan Blumenthal
Alma materBoston College
WebsiteCongressional website
Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army seal United States Army
Years of service1968–1973
UnitArmy Reserve

Edward John "Ed" Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician. He is the junior United States Senator-elect from the state of Massachusetts. From 1976 to 2013 he served as the U.S. Representative for 5th and 7th ditricts, which includes most of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford and Framingham. He is the longest-serving member of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations and the second longest-serving current member of Congress from New England, behind Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a liberal who has focused on energy policy. He served on two House energy committees and is the former Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Markey won the 2013 special election to succeed John Kerry in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Gabriel E. Gomez.

Early life, education, and career

Markey was born on July 11, 1946 in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of Christina M. (née Courtney) and John E. Markey. Markey was raised in an Irish Catholic family and educated at Immaculate Conception School and Malden Catholic High School. He graduated from Boston College in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts, and from Boston College Law School in 1972 with a Juris Doctor. After graduating, Markey worked as a lawyer in private practice, and served in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1973.

Markey was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he represented the 16th Middlesex district (Malden and Melrose) from 1973 to 1976.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

Rep. Markey in 1989.

On May 21, 1976, incumbent Congressman Torbert Macdonald died in office. Markey, who had just been elected to a third term in the state house, won the September 7-candidate Democratic primary--the real contest in this heavily Democratic district--with a plurality of 22% of the vote. In the November 1976 election, he defeated Republican Richard Daly 77-18%. Markey has been challenged in a Democratic primary 3 times; in 1980 when he won 85%, in 1984 when he won 54%, and in 2002 when he won 85%.

Markey was continually re-elected by high margins, with his lowest score of victory being 62% in 1992, in a 3 way election. Markey faced no Republican opposition in his bids for re-election 8 times, in 1978; 80; 86-90; 2000–02, and 2006.

Tenure

Markey chairing the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on June 15, 2010

Markey is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the National Journal gave him a "Composite Liberal" score of 89.2.

Environment and energy

In December 2007, Markey became the first US politician to utilize the medium of Second Life, through which he addressed the delegates of the UNFCCC in Bali as part of OneClimate's Virtual Bali event. It was estimated that the carbon dioxide saved in not flying to Bali was around 5.5 tons. Pressure from Markey prompted BP to provide a live underwater video feed showing oil leaking out of a pipe in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Markey has been a longtime critic of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and has been critical of the NRC's decision-making on the proposed Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design and the NRC response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

In 2011, Markey criticized Republicans and the Tea Party movement, saying "Rick Perry and these other guys are allergic to science...too many of the tea party people, who basically don’t believe in science, are now controlling the Republican Party." In reply to Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin's position on how the American Clean Energy and Security Act (also known as Waxman-Markey, named after Markey and Henry Waxman) could had a negative impact for Alaskans, Markey wrote an article criticizing Palin's inaction on global warming and her environmental positions.

Markey sarcastically suggested in August 2010 that global warming skeptics form their own country on an iceberg: “An iceberg four times the size of Manhattan has broken off Greenland, creating plenty of room for global warming deniers to start their own country.” Markey also said that, at the time, 2010 was the hottest recorded year, and "scientists agree arctic ice is a canary in a coal mine that provides clear warnings on climate.” Markey has derided Republicans' stance on global warming, stating during a hearing: "I won’t physically rise, because I’m worried that Republicans will overturn the law of gravity, sending us floating about the room.”

In January 2011, House Republicans eliminated the Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, which had been created by Nancy Pelosi in 2006 and chaired by Markey.

Domestic issues

Markey was one of the 31 members of the House who voted not to count the electoral votes from Ohio in the 2004 Presidential election; not counting the votes would have meant John Kerry was elected President.

Markey has introduced legislation to change the duration of daylight saving time and to increasing privacy controls over children online.

Markey has drawn some minor controversy to himself, through his proposal to introduce legislation that deals with amusement parks' rollercoasters, believing that newer, faster rides - which exert greater G-pressures on the human body - are dangerous mentally and physically, despite a lack of concrete evidence to support these claims, and contrary to specific studies that affirmed the general safety of rollercoasters in general.

National defense

In 2003, Markey called attention to the lack of security surrounding air cargo placed on commercial passenger planes, arguing that if all passenger baggage is screened for explosive devices, air cargo on the same plane should be as well. In 2007, he succeeded in getting a 100 percent air cargo screening requirement signed into law. In the law codifying the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, Rep. Markey wrote the mandate requiring all cargo on passenger planes to be screened.

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

In 2004, Markey was considered a possible contender for John Kerry's seat in the United States Senate if Kerry were to be elected President of the United States. Markey was considered a leading contender to run in the 2010 special election to replace deceased Ted Kennedy. On September 12, 2009, however, he announced his decision to not run and instead endorsed fellow Congressman Michael Capuano, who went on to lose the Democratic primary to Martha Coakley.

2013 special election

Main article: United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013

On December 27, 2012, Markey was the first to announce his candidacy to run in a special election to fill Kerry's seat following his nomination as United States Secretary of State by Barack Obama. Markey received the endorsements of several politicians, including Kerry, even before Kerry's confirmation by the Senate. On April 30, 2013 Markey won the Democratic nomination by defeating fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch in the primary election. He defeated Republican challenger Gabriel E. Gomez in the general special election on June 25 and will complete the remaining 17 months of Kerry's term.

Personal life

Since 1988 Markey has been married to Dr. Susan J. Blumenthal, who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Women's Health and held the rank of Rear Admiral as Assistant U.S. Surgeon General.

He was one of several politicians who appeared in a cameo in the 2003 film Gods and Generals. He played an Irish Brigade officer.

Since May 2005, he has been a contributor at The Huffington Post.

Electoral history

Main article: Electoral history of Ed Markey

References

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  15. "BP Bows to Pressure for Oil Leak Livestream". CBS News. May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  16. Matthew L. Wald (July 28, 2011). "U.S. Regulator Says Fukushima Lessons Can Percolate". New York Times.
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  30. Collins, Dan (February 11, 2009). "Researchers: Roller Coasters Are Safe". CBS News. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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  33. Ed Markey (January 5, 2007). "Commerce Won't Trump Homeland Security in the 110th Congress". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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