Ed Markey

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Ed Markey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district
Term of office: 1976-present
Political party:	Democrat
Preceded by:	Torbert H. Macdonald
Succeeded by:	Incumbent
Religion:	Roman Catholic
Born:	July 11 1946 Malden, Massachusetts
Spouse:	Susan Blumenthal

Edward John "Ed" Markey (born July 11 1946) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1976, representing the 7th District of Massachusetts. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts, was educated at Malden Catholic High School, Boston College and Boston College Law School, served in the United States Army Reserve, and was a lawyer and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing Malden and Melrose before entering the U.S. House.

He is the ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

He is well known for his advocacy for ending torture and the practice of Extraordinary Rendition, through the Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act.

He is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the National Journal generally gives him a Composite Liberal score in the mid-90s.<ref>vote-smart.org</ref> Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.

In 2004, he announced that he would run for John Kerry's seat in the United States Senate if Kerry were to be elected President of the United States. Although Kerry lost the election, Markey was easily reelected in 2004 over Republican Kenneth Chase and Independent Jim Hall by a margin of 74%-21%-5%.

In 2006, Markey called for the arrest of Christopher Soghoian, a security researcher at Indiana University. Markey wanted Mr. Soghoian arrested for exposing security problems related to the potential to use counterfeit boarding passes at U.S. airports. Two days later, however, Markey downgraded his outrage: "He picked a lousy way of doing it, but he should not go to jail for his bad judgment."<ref>blog.wired.com</ref>

He is responsible for introducing legislation to change daylight saving time to begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November starting in 2007. One of his reasons for doing this according to him was that it "puts a smile on everyone's face."

He is married to Dr. Susan Blumenthal. He was one of several politicians (and only one of two on the Union side) who played cameos in the 2003 film Gods and Generals. He played an Irish Brigade officer.<ref>Full Cast and Crew for Gods and Generals (2003)</ref>

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Official Website
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
Markey's Statements on the use of flammable silicone foam firestops in US nuclear power plants, via ccnr.org

Preceded by: Torbert H. Macdonald	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district November 2, 1976 – present	Incumbent