Edward J. Markey

EDWARD J. MARKEY, Democrat, of Malden, MA; born in Malden, MA, July 11, 1946; education: B.A., Boston College, Boston, MA, 1968; J.D., Boston College, Boston, 1972; military service: enlisted, U.S. Army Reserves, 1968-73; professional history: member, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1973-76; election history: elected to the 7th District for the 94th Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Representative Torbert Macdonald, and for the 95th Congress, by regular election, on November 2, 1976; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 5th District for the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; elected to the U.S. Senate, by special election, on June 25, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator John F. Kerry; reelected to the U.S. Senate for a full term on November 4, 2014; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 2020.