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Ed Markey

1946 - Today

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Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 20 terms (18 full, two partial) as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district from 1976 to 2013. Before that, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976. In 2013, after John Kerry was appointed United States Secretary of State, Markey was elected to serve out the remainder of Kerry's Senate term in a 2013 special election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Ed Markey is the 17,431st most popular politician (down from 17,242nd in 2024), the 11,987th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,783rd in 2019) and the 905th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ed Markey ranks 17,431 out of 19,576. Before him are Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Oljas Bektenov, Nika Melia, Shashi Tharoor, and John Bright. After him are William J. Duane, John B. Anderson, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, Nello Musumeci, Cécile Kyenge, and Hrant Bagratyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ed Markey ranks 747. Before him are Skip Spence, Attila Abonyi, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Jean-Claude Désir, Robert L. Gibson, and Karen Silkwood. After him are Jeffrey Hammond, Rick Adelman, Patrick Manning, John Gribbin, Michael Clarke, and Helen Gourlay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Markey ranks 11,989 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert L. Gibson (1946), Lowell Sherman (1888), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Karen Silkwood (1946), Kawhi Leonard (1991), and Earl Van Dorn (1820). After him are David Ramsey (1971), Danny Hodge (1932), Trick-Trick (1973), Louise Fazenda (1895), Pauline Bush (1886), and Michael McClure (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ed Markey ranks 905. Before him are Tom Carper (1947), John Bell (1796), John C. Stennis (1901), Robert Toombs (1810), Chris Christie (1962), and Howard Dean (1948). After him are John B. Anderson (1922), Thomas Corwin (1794), Paine Wingate (1739), William Paca (1740), Xavier Becerra (1958), and Timothy Geithner (1961).

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