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Representative Edward J. 'Ed' Markey (MA)


Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: 7
First Elected: 11/02/1976
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Democratic



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Susan Blumenthal.
Birth Date: 07/11/1946
Birthplace: Malden, MA
Home City: Malden, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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

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

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


Organizations:

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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
Law Enforcement Caucus
Co-Chair, Non-Proliferation Task Force
Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus.

Committees:
Energy and Commerce, Member
Natural Resources, Member
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Energy and Commerce), Chair
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member




Photo for Representative Edward J. 'Ed' Markey (MA)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://markey.house.gov/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://markey.house.gov/index. ...

Washington, D.C. Address
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2836
Fax: 202-226-0092
District Address
5 High Street
Suite 101
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 781-396-2900
Fax: 781-396-3220
District Address
188 Concord Street
Suite 102
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: 508-875-2900
Fax: 508-370-8165
Key Staff Address
Jeff Duncan
Chief of Staff
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
NA
Phone: 202-225-2836
Fax: 202-226-0092
Key Staff Address
Nancy Morrissey
Scheduler
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2836
Fax: 202-226-0092
Key Staff Address
Jessica Schafer
Press Secretary
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2836
Fax: 202-226-0092





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