Candidate briefing
Ed Markey is the senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts. He has served in the Senate since 2013 after decades in the U.S. House, and he is running for reelection in 2026. Our Revolution and Our Revolution Massachusetts have endorsed him.
Wikipedia records Markey as a lead Senate sponsor of the Green New Deal resolution with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and as a longtime voice on climate, net neutrality, and consumer protection. Our Revolution’s endorsement page notes his co-sponsorship of Medicare for All and the Waxman-Markey climate bill.
Why Political Revolution supports him: he is the progressive Senate incumbent in Massachusetts, backed this cycle by Our Revolution.