Edward J. Markey

A Senator and a Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Malden, Middlesex County, Mass. , July 11, 1946. Attended Immaculate Conception Grammar School, Malden, Mass. Graduated from Malden Catholic High School, Malden, Mass. , 1964. B. A. , Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. , 1968. J. D. , Boston College Law School, Chestnut Hill, Mass. , 1972. Lawyer, private practice. United States Army Reserve, 1968-1973. Member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973-1976. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Torbert H. Macdonald. Reelected to the nineteen succeeding Congresses, and served from November 2, 1976, to July 15, 2013, when he resigned to become a U. S. Senator. Elected as a Democrat to the U. S. Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John F. Kerry, a seat subsequently held by appointed senator William Cowan, and took the oath of office on July 16, 2013. Reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.