Ed Markey

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Ed Markey (2014)

Edward "Ed" John Markey (* 11. July 1946 in Malden , Massachusetts ) is an American politician of the Democratic Party , and since July 16, 2013 US Senator for Massachusetts. Until then, he had represented this state in the US House of Representatives from 1976 .

Family, education and work

After attending the Immaculate Conception Grammar School and Malden Catholic High School , he studied at Boston College between 1964 and 1968 , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA). Between 1968 and 1973 he did his military service in the US Army Reserve . A simultaneous postgraduate study of law at the Law School of Boston College, he graduated in 1972 with a Juris Doctor . He then worked as a lawyer after his admission.

The Catholic Markey has been born with Susan since 1988. Blumenthal married. The childless couple lives in Malden.

Political career

In the Massachusetts and United States House of Representatives

He began his political career when he was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives , to which he was a representative of the Democrats from 1973 to 1976. After the death of Torbert Macdonald on May 21, 1976, he was elected as his successor as a member of the US House of Representatives in a by-election and, after 19 re-elections from November 2, 1976 to January 3, 2013, initially represented the seventh and then the fifth Massachusetts Congressional Constituency. He was temporarily Chairman of the Special Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming ( House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming ), Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce ( House Committee on Energy and Commerce ) and Chairman of its Subcommittee on Energy and Environment ( House Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Environment ).

In the party primary in 1984, Markey first stood for the seat in the United States Senate , which Paul Tsongas left, but withdrew before the election date and stayed in the House of Representatives.

Senator for Massachusetts

Markey (left) with his predecessor Mo Cowan in January 2013

In the Massachusetts Democratic primary election for the seat in the US Senate vacated by John Kerry's appointment as Secretary of State, Markey prevailed on April 30, 2013 with 58 percent of the vote (306,680) against his rival, Congressman Stephen Lynch . Markey won the by-election on 25 June 2013 in an extremely low voter turnout of 27 percent with about 55 percent of the vote (629,000) against the candidate of the Republicans , Gabriel E. Gomez .

For the journalist Jim O'Sullivan, Markey's election meant a turning point for the state: For the first time in half a century, a politician represented Massachusetts in the Senate who (after 37 years in the House of Representatives) had no further political ambitions and was inconspicuous. At the same time, Markey was seen as a reliable voice for the political left. After being sworn in on July 16, 2013, Markey filled the remaining 17 months of Kerry's six-year mandate and ran for the November 2014 regular election again. Observers saw him face the challenge of generating more attention and interest than had previously been possible; he leaned closely on the 2012 elected Senator of the state Elizabeth Warren . Markey met Republican Brian Herr as the favorite in the 2014 election and clearly won a six-year mandate with 62 percent of the vote.

Markey (right) with Ocasio-Cortez at a press conference on the Green New Deal in front of the Capitol in February 2019

In the Senate, Markey campaigned for comprehensive measures to protect the climate . In the spring of 2019, for example, he and the House of Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the bill for a Green New Deal , which provides for large-scale public investments to combat global warming. In the spring of 2019, Markey was one of the ten most popular senators in the United States according to Morning Consult and was supported by 44 percent of voters in Massachusetts , according to a poll by Suffolk University , but about the same number was willing to consider another candidate.

Markey will be challenged by Congressman Joe Kennedy III in the September 2020 primaries for the 2020 Senate election .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ed Markey's Biography. In: Vote Smart.
  2. ↑ a b Stephanie Murray: Joe Kennedy-for-Senate backers mount drive to drum out Ed Markey. In: Politico , August 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Gabriel E. Gomez Wins GOP Nod in Special US Senate Primary; Edward J. Markey to Run for the Democrats ( Memento June 5, 2013 on the Internet Archive ). In: Boston Globe , April 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ryan Lenora Brown: Edward Markey Wins a Low-Turnout, Big-Spending Massachusetts Senate Race. In: Christian Science Monitor , June 26, 2013.
  5. ^ To the Rep. Markey Wins US Senate Election in Mass. In: Boston Herald , June 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ Jim O'Sullivan: With New Senator, A Lower National Profile. In: Boston Globe , June 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ Burgess Everett: Ed Markey joins the Senate. In: Politico , July 16, 2013.
  8. ^ Hillary Chabot: For Ed Markey, race is just beginning. In: Boston Herald , June 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ Jim O'Sullivan: Edward Markey Basks in Elizabeth Warren's Spotlight. In: Boston Globe , July 23, 2013.
  10. ↑ David Roberts: Sen. Ed Markey: "We are now in the era of the Green New Deal". In: Vox.com , April 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Joe Kennedy Officially Announces Decision To Run For US Senate. WBZ-TV , accessed on August 1, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Markey, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Markey, Edward John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Malden , Massachusetts