Ed Markey
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Categories: 110th Congress | Massachusetts Democrats
| Ed Markey | |
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| U.S. Representative – MA-07 | |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Assumed office November 2, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Torbert Macdonald |
| Committees | |
| Born | July 11, 1946 |
| Spouse | Susan Blumenthal |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Congressman Edward John Markey, Democrat, represents the 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts.
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Background
Representative Ed Markey was born in Malden, Massachusetts, on July 11, 1946. He attended Boston College (B.A., 1968) and Boston College Law School (J.D., 1972). He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1968 - 1973 and in 1973 was elected to the Massachusetts State House where he served two terms representing Malden and Melrose. [1]
Rep. Markey was elected to the Ninety-fourth Congress, in 1976, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Torbert H. Macdonald. [2]
Nuclear Non-proliferation
On July 28, 2006 Markey joined Ellen Tauscher and Barbara Lee in signing a letter to the U.S. State Department's Inspector General demanding investigation for the delay in disclosing sanctions aginst two Indian firms for doing business with Iran until after a vote on the 2006 U.S.-Indian Nuclear Agreement. The sanctions were imposed under the U.S. Iran-Syria Non-proliferation Act. Source: n.a. "Probe Sought on Delayed US Report on India." Washington Post & Reuters. July 28, 2006.
Iraq
Markey is one of three Massachusetts Democratic Representatives to renounce their votes in favor of going to War in Iraq and become critics of the war. The other two are Marty Meehan and Stephen Lynch. The seven other members of the state's Democratic delegation in the U.S. House opposed the Republican war from the beginning. The reversal gives Massachusetts a united voice in favor of peace. Source: Andrew Miga. "Mass. Democrats Emerge As Iraq War Critics." Associated Press. November 26, 2005.
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
- House Committee on Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Intelligence
- Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security
Caucuses
- Co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on Privacy
Other
- Chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation Policy
Awards
- “Pathfinders Award” by a coalition of national organizations for his lifetime of fighting to reverse the spread of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction ~ date unknown [3]
Contact
Washington DC Office
2108 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2836
Medford Office
5 High Street
Suite 101
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: (781) 396-2900
Framingham Office
188 Concord Street
Suite 102
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: (508) 875-2900
TTY Line: 508-820-1802
GovTrack link
External Links
- Official Site
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- Signed 2000 Letter Demanding ABM Test Inquiry
Related areas
Congress: MA-Sen, MA-01, MA-02, MA-03, MA-04, MA-05, MA-06, MA-07, MA-08, MA-09, MA-10,
State: MA-Gov, Massachusetts Senate, Massachusetts House, Massachusetts elections, 2008, Massachusetts election results
Counties: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk
Counties Without Government Structure: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester
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