Ed Markey – US Congress – Summary – OpenSecrets

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A Summary page on OpenSecrets for Democrat Ed Markey of Massachusetts, a Senate campaign committee report dated Sep 30, 2026. It lists Congressional Committee Assignments for 2025-2026: Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The page's total raised, total spent and cash on hand fields are shown as placeholders. Its Notes & References state that the figures are based on Federal Election Commission data and explain how OpenSecrets assigns industry codes and groups contributions by employer.

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Democrat

Ed Markey

Massachusetts • Senate

Campaign Committee

Report: Sep 30, 2026

Total Raised $000,000

Total Spent $000,000

Cash on Hand $000,000

Campaign Funding

This section details campaign funding sources and contributor details including top industry donors.

Contributors

Top Organization and Industry Donors

See which industries and organizations have contributed to this member

Congressional Committee Assignments, 2025-2026

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Environment and Public Works Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Notes & References

Figures on this page are based on Federal Election Commission data. Summary figures for the 2026 election cycle — including total raised, total spent, cash on hand and debts — as well as Campaign Committee Contribution Sources data, reflect FEC data available as of May 27, 2026.

Transaction-level data, including PAC contributions, individual donors and industry totals, reflect data available as of April 17, 2026.

Data for election cycles prior to 2026 was updated using finalized FEC data released in the spring following each election.

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Why OpenSecrets groups individual contributions by employer

Clusters of contributions from individuals tied to the same employer can indicate organized bundling. In other cases, the reason for the contributions may be completely unrelated to the organization.

Aggregating these contributions by employer adds critical context that is not visible in a standard list of individual donors. Grouping contributions by employer allows OpenSecrets to reveal patterns of support among people connected to the same organization and offers insight into shared affiliations or potential common (or uncommon) interests.

Understanding clusters of contributions from people associated with particular organizations provides insight beyond the election cycle, as policymakers consider legislation and regulatory decisions that may affect the organizations and industries represented within these donor groups.

Note: Totals by industry and ideology are conservative estimates, as not all of the individual contributions have yet been classified by OpenSecrets.

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