DemocratEdward J. Markey
U.S. Senator · Massachusetts
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
11 tracked promises, 5 rated
Massachusetts
Represents Massachusetts statewide
Running against
How they won their seat
Edward J. Markey won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts with 64.5% of the vote (2,357,809 votes).
- Edward J. Markey · Democrat64.5%2,357,809
- Kevin J. O'Conner · Republican32.2%1,177,765
- Blank Votes · Other2.6%93,869
- 2 Other Candidates0.8%28,562
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Edward J. Markey's record shows a concentration on environmental issues, healthcare, and technology regulation. He has sponsored multiple bills related to climate change, such as the 'Climate Change Education Act' and the 'Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act', as well as healthcare initiatives like the 'Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act'. His voting record indicates he has voted against the majority of party-line votes, and he has sponsored or supported legislation related to social justice and civil rights issues. Focus areas (from the record): environment · healthcare · technology · social justice · civil rights Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Markey's sponsored bills align with his declared positions on climate change and healthcare, as his sponsored bills include elements related to the Green New Deal and the Affordable Care Act. His voting patterns also reflect legislative actions related to social justice and civil rights. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their reception in Congress; There is no information on the impact of his legislative efforts on constituents or specific communities; The absence of statements limits understanding of his strategic priorities or responses to current events. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Edward J. Markey has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2021. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Edward J. Markey has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 103
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and MediaOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American FamilyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+75 · based on 5 rated promises
- Championed 5
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2015 · 5 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept5
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
11 promises across 11 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- AI / children's safety1
- Artificial Intelligence / Federalism1
- Children's online privacy1
- Climate / Green New Deal1
- Data centers / energy policy1
- Environment / EPA funding1
- Health care / social insurance1
- Judiciary / Supreme Court1
- Net neutrality / broadband1
- Nuclear weapons policy1
- Voting rights / Senate rules1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)11100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
11 tracked promises
“As lead Senate sponsor of the Green New Deal resolution, committed to direct the movement toward solutions in health care, child care, schools, housing, transit, labor, and economic and racial justice.”
“Committed to fight to expand the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security.”
“Committed to passing his Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), which would ban targeted advertising to teens and update online data-privacy rules for minors.”
“As lead Senate sponsor of the Judiciary Act, committed to expanding the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four seats to create a 13-justice Court.”
“Committed, through his Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act, to reinstate net neutrality by classifying broadband as a Title II telecommunications service and restoring FCC authority over it.”
“Called for abolishing the Senate filibuster in order to pass federal voting rights legislation.”
“Committed, through his Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act, to enact into law a prohibition on any U.S. president launching a nuclear first strike without a prior declaration of war by Congress.”
“Committed to work with communities, workers, and stakeholders to develop and advance a national legislative framework addressing pollution and rising energy bills caused by data centers.”
“Committed to advancing his Youth AI Privacy Act to bar manipulative engagement tactics and impose privacy safeguards on AI chatbots used by children.”
“Pledged to use "every tool available" to challenge the Trump administration's executive order imposing a moratorium on state and local regulation of artificial intelligence.”
“Committed to keep fighting to restore frozen U.S. EPA funding for clean air, clean water, and energy programs until answers are provided and the funding is restored.”
Verified record
1,263 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $1,091,666, spent $1,110,492, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4982: A bill to require employers of airport service workers at small, medium, and large hub airports to ensure that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4980: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize emergency technical assistance, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize emergency technical assistance and grants, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4941: Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4908: Gas Money Saved Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 796: A resolution recognizing the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States of America and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to the Nation's founding ideals of liberty, equality, and opportunity for all immigrant communities in the United States. ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4864: PUPIL Act ↗Jun 23, 2026
- Sponsored S 4833: No Robot Bosses Act ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4831: Stop Spying Bosses Act ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4814: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4799: Slash the Pentagon Act ↗Jun 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4763: Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026 ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4717: Asal Sayas National Strategy on Young Adult Cancers Act ↗Jun 9, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 1,263 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 226
- Nay
- 626
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 6
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Nay
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Not voting
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Nay
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
11 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Data centers / energy policyStated position
Committed to work with communities, workers, and stakeholders to develop and advance a national legislative framework addressing pollution and rising energy bills caused by data centers.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-releases-discussion-draft-of-legislation-to-create-a-national-framework-to-address-data-center-harmView position & sources → - AI / children's safetyStated position
Committed to advancing his Youth AI Privacy Act to bar manipulative engagement tactics and impose privacy safeguards on AI chatbots used by children.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-introduces-legislation-to-protect-children-from-privacy-and-safety-risks-posed-by-ai-chatbotsView position & sources → - Artificial Intelligence / FederalismStated position
Pledged to use "every tool available" to challenge the Trump administration's executive order imposing a moratorium on state and local regulation of artificial intelligence.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-statement-on-trump-ai-regulation-moratorium-executive-orderView position & sources → - Health care / social insuranceStated position
Committed to fight to expand the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-statement-on-trumps-joint-address-to-congressView position & sources → - Children's online privacyStated position
Committed to passing his Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), which would ban targeted advertising to teens and update online data-privacy rules for minors.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-markey-and-cassidy-reintroduce-children-and-teens-online-privacy-protection-legislationView position & sources → - Environment / EPA fundingStated position
Committed to keep fighting to restore frozen U.S. EPA funding for clean air, clean water, and energy programs until answers are provided and the funding is restored.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/at-epa-headquarters-senator-markey-members-of-congress-denied-access-and-meeting-with-doge-members-administratorView position & sources → - Judiciary / Supreme CourtStated position
As lead Senate sponsor of the Judiciary Act, committed to expanding the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four seats to create a 13-justice Court.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/05/16/2023/sen-markey-rep-johnson-announce-legislation-to-expand-supreme-court-restore-its-legitimacy-alongside-sen-smith-reps-bush-and-schiffView position & sources → - Climate / Green New DealStated position
As lead Senate sponsor of the Green New Deal resolution, committed to direct the movement toward solutions in health care, child care, schools, housing, transit, labor, and economic and racial justice.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-and-ocasio-cortez-reintroduce-green-new-deal-resolutionView position & sources → - Net neutrality / broadbandStated position
Committed, through his Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act, to reinstate net neutrality by classifying broadband as a Title II telecommunications service and restoring FCC authority over it.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-markey-wyden-and-rep-matsui-introduce-legislation-to-reinstate-net-neutrality-reverse-damaging-trump-era-deregulationView position & sources → - Voting rights / Senate rulesStated position
Called for abolishing the Senate filibuster in order to pass federal voting rights legislation.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-calls-for-abolishing-filibuster-after-republicans-block-debate-on-voting-rights-legislation-for-fourth-timeView position & sources → - Nuclear weapons policyStated position
Committed, through his Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act, to enact into law a prohibition on any U.S. president launching a nuclear first strike without a prior declaration of war by Congress.
Sourceshttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/congressman-lieu-and-senator-markey-introduce-the-restricting-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons-actView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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