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Ed Markey, Democrat

Current office: U.S. House

Birth place: Malden, MA (07/11/1946)
Home city: Malden, MA

Education: JD, Boston College Law School, 1972 BA, Boston College, 1968.

Profession: United States Army Reserves, 1968-1973 Author, Nuclear Peril, 1981 Attorney.

Political: Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1977-present Representative, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1972-1976.

Membership: Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Congressional Competitiveness Caucus Co-Founder, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Congressional Privacy Caucus Co-Chair/Founder, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Law Enforcement Caucus Co-Chair, Non-Proliferation Task Force Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus.

First elected: 11/02/1976
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2008

Family: Wife: Susan Blumenthal.


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Coal group ‘outraged’ by forgeries

The Hill 8.3.09 1:04 PM | A coal group sought to distance itself from a grassroots advocacy firm working on its behalf that sent forged letters to...
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Cash for clunkers program so popular it may run out of money

North Andover Eagle Tribune 7.31.09 7:33 AM | WASHINGTON -- The government's popular "cash for clunkers" program may be running out of money after only a matter of days as car shoppers flock to dealerships to take advantage of the rebates. ...
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Bunning, Mongiardo trail competitors in Kentucky

The Hill 7.16.09 6:52 AM | Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) and Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo (D), aiming for a rematch of their epic 2004 battle, are trailing...
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Nervous Emerson chugs a cold one

The Hill 7.15.09 2:25 PM | Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), a Congressional Women’s Softball Game team co-captain, was so nervous about pitching the first three innings...
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Lowell Sun 7.5.09 6:41 AM | Teen fifth killed by apparent serial killer GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a teenage girl shot in her father's store has become the fifth person slain by a suspected serial killer. Cherokee...
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Dems won unexpected GOP support for climate bill

The Hill 7.4.09 12:54 PM | House Democrats were surprised at the number of Republican votes they won on the razor close climate change vote.SENATE: House...
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The lawmakers who pushed climate bill to passage

The Hill 6.28.09 6:32 PM | The members who pushed the historic climate change bill to passage on Friday are not household names.
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Climate bill Pelosi's biggest triumph yet

The Hill 6.26.09 2:18 PM | 219-212: The House on Friday passed a climate-change bill that handed Nancy Pelosi one of the biggest victories of her...
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Last-minute vote push

The Hill 6.25.09 3:23 PM | Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and beyond launched a massive last-minute push for votes on the climate change bill...
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Tap on shoulder from Pelosi

The Hill 6.25.09 3:20 PM | Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was telling a colleague on the House floor about how he planned to vote against the climate...
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