Edward J. Markey (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Massachusetts (7)
- Birth Date: July 11, 1946
- Occupation: Attorney
- Religion: Catholic
- Web site: http://markey.house.gov/
Education
- Boston College, JD
- Boston College, BA
Edward Markey was born in Malden, Mass., where he still lives. He received a bachelor's degree in 1968 and a law degree in 1972 from Boston College. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1968 to 1973.
He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1973-76, and was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1975.
He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1976.
He authored the book "Nuclear Peril: The Politics of Proliferation."
Markey is married to Susan Blumenthal.
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