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Energized by a big turnout at a J.P. Licks campaign rally Feb. 24, Congressman Ed Markey told the Gazette that “Jamaica Plain is a very key progressive part of Massachusetts” that is going to “unleash” its power on behalf of his U.S. Senate campaign. Markey also declined to comment on his differences with fellow Congressman […] More »

NARAL Pro-Choice America, a leading pro-choice advocacy group, on Thursday will endorse Ed Markey’s Massachusetts Senate bid in the primary special election to fill John Kerry’s Senate seat, TPM has learned. Rep. Markey, a liberal Democrat, is facing off in the April 30 Democratic primary against his more conservative colleague Rep. Stephen Lynch, a pro-life […] More »

In parts of speech, an interjection is a word solely designed to convey emotion. Think of “Oh no,” or “gosh” at the beginning of a sentence. Some speakers will place the interjection at the end, as a way to seek agreement. Take US Rep. Ed Markey, for instance, who spoke before a room filled with […] More »

Congressman Ed Markey, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, spoke at the Lynn Democratic City Committee caucus on Saturday, Feb. 16. Citing his leadership on environmental issues, his support of women’s issues, and his success in building the North Shore economy, Markey asked for their support in his Senate bid. Markey said […] More »

100 people turned out to hear Congressman Ed Markey who came to Cape Cod Saturday and spoke strongly about his concerns about the Plymouth Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant to a group from Cape Downwinders as well as other issues ranging from the middle class to women’s rights to the environment. More »

One week after Stephen Lynch made a campaign stop at Off Broadway Diner, the man running against the 8th district congressman in the Democratic primary to fill John Kerry’s U.S. Senate seat spoke to a packed house at the same downtown eatery. More »

On Feb. 10, the Weston Democratic Town Caucus voted “overwhelmingly” to endorse Rep. Ed Markey in his bid for the Senate seat vacated when John Kerry became secretary of state. More »

Standing in front of a case of pastries, U.S. Senate candidate Edward Markey took a less-than-sweet stance against some of the hot topics currently before Congress as he greeted supporters Thursday afternoon. More »

Gun control, the environment and the economy were among the issues that U.S. Rep. Ed Markey said would be priorities should he win the upcoming special election for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry. More »

There was no mistaking who the Berkshire Brigade members are pulling for in the upcoming special election in Massachusetts, just like there’s no mistaking where Congressman Edward Markey stands on political issues. More »