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The national progressive political action committee Democracy for America will endorse Democratic Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Edward Markey on Monday. Democracy for America is a grassroots organizing PAC founded by Howard Dean, the former Democratic National Committee chairman and 2004 presidential candidate. “In this year’s special Senate primary, Democracy for America is proud to […] More »

While Democratic Senate hopefuls Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch have signed a pledge to shun outside groups from running TV ads on behalf of their campaigns, the three Republican candidates say they won’t be inking the so-called “people’s pledge.” That’s unfortunate news for Bay State residents who had hoped to escape a barrage of anonymous […] More »

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA.) on Wednesday re-introduced a new, bipartisan version of a previously-introduced bill to combat widespread seafood fraud “that cheats fishermen and consumers, while posing health risks to pregnant mothers and others,” according to Markey. The bill comes on the heels of recent studies that found, on average, 33 percent of the […] More »

At its meeting on Feb. 28, the Belmont Democratic Town Committee voted to unanimously throw their endorsement to US Rep. Edward Markey in the upcoming special US Senate election in both the primary, to be held April 30 and the general election June 25. The Belmont Committee also reviewed procedures for its upcoming caucus to […] More »

The liberal advocacy group MoveOn on Thursday endorsed Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) in Massachusetts’ open U.S. Senate race, CNN reported. MoveOn found 94 percent of its members in Massachusetts favored backing the progressive Markey in the race, little surprise given his Democratic opponent Rep. Stephen Lynch’s moderate record. TPM reported last week that NARAL Pro-Choice […] More »

With cardboard boxes full of petitions with 52,307 collected signatures, I was honored to stand with volunteers yesterday on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to confirm my place on the ballot for U.S. Senate. More than 2,800 volunteers from around the state made it possible. They offered their time to talk to their […] More »

There’s an exciting special election coming up in Massachusetts that will make a big difference in women’s lives. Now that John Kerry is Secretary of State, voters in the Bay State are going to have to decide who will represent them in the U.S. Senate. While we handed anti-choice lawmakers significant losses in the 2012 […] More »

Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey is calling on Republican candidates to sign a pledge discouraging outside groups from running ads in Massachusetts’ special Senate election… Markey and fellow Democratic congressman and Senate hopeful Stephen Lynch have signed the “people’s pledge.” …Markey said the pledge will limit radio, television and internet ads and political mailings […] More »

Congressman Markey Campaigns for Senate in WMass Democratic campaign workers in Western Mass are feeling energized after a visit from Congressman Ed Markey Sunday. Congressman Ed Markey’s supporters in the upcoming special Senate election were gathered at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke for an afternoon of training and break-out sessions. Markey showed up a little […] More »

Members of the Ward 21 Democratic Party Committee, which represents residents of the Allston, Brighton, and Fenway neighborhoods, voted unanimously Saturday morning to endorse U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey of Malden in his primary battle against U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch of South Boston. Markey and Lynch, as well as three Republicans, are seeking the […] More »