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Ed Markey

Democratic · MA · United States Senator for Massachusetts

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Ed Markey is the Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, first elected to the Senate in 2013 after nearly four decades in the U.S. House. Known for work on climate, telecommunications, and technology policy, he is seeking re-election in 2026.

Where Ed Markey stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (2 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Immigration (1 record),

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 2 support

  • Released an AI Accountability Agenda naming bills he introduced to limit how employers use automated systems to hire and fire workers, curb workplace surveillance, and bar targeted advertising to children. Other bills in it would block discriminatory algorithms, guarantee a human override of AI medical decisions, and require reporting on data centers' environmental effects.

    July 10, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Introduced the No Robot Bosses Act, proposing to limit how employers use automated systems to make decisions about workers (S. 4833).

    June 18, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: govtrack.us · researched July 7, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 3 support

  • Senator Edward J. Markey released a discussion draft of the Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act, proposing federal standards, community grants, grid-cost responsibility, renewable-energy requirements, and labor standards for data centers.

    July 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Senator Edward J. Markey introduced the Gas Money Saved Act to direct the Department of Transportation to examine stronger fuel-economy standards during periods of high gas prices and reinstate penalties for automakers that fail to meet fuel-efficiency requirements.

    June 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Senator Edward J. Markey and Representative Don Beyer reintroduced the Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act, requiring AI data-center operators to report the full range of their facilities’ environmental impacts.

    June 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 support

  • Senator Edward J. Markey joined colleagues in introducing legislation to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, preserving temporary legal residence and work protections for Haitian nationals facing political instability, violence, and humanitarian emergency.

    June 17, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 2 support

  • Released an AI Accountability Agenda naming bills he introduced to limit how employers use automated systems to hire and fire workers, curb workplace surveillance, and bar targeted advertising to children. Other bills in it would block discriminatory algorithms, guarantee a human override of AI medical decisions, and require reporting on data centers' environmental effects.

    July 10, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Introduced the No Robot Bosses Act, proposing to limit how employers use automated systems to make decisions about workers (S. 4833).

    June 18, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: govtrack.us · researched July 7, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support

  • Senators Markey and Capito, with Representatives McGarvey and Rutherford, announced reintroduction of the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act to expand educational services for students with communications disabilities.

    June 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Helped win Senate committee approval of a water infrastructure bill (Senate Bill 4949) carrying Massachusetts items he sought: a North Adams flood-risk study, more Army Corps money for Haverhill wastewater work, and Boston-area storm protection.

    July 15, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: markey.senate.gov · researched August 20, 2026

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Profile last researched July 7, 2026.