Ed Markey Summary — 2017-2022 Election Cycle (OpenSecrets)

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OpenSecrets summary page for Sen. Ed Markey (D - MA) covering the 2017 - 2022 election cycle, built from Federal Election Commission data. It gives his first election as 2013 and his next as 2026, and says his campaign committee raised $14,505,160, spent $14,974,885 and had $1,565,133 cash on hand at the last report, 12/31/2022; his leadership PAC is Educate & Innovate PAC. The top contributor listed is WilmerHale LLP at $44,650 and the top industry is Retired at $1,355,398, followed by Lawyers/Law Firms at $1,102,830. Large individual contributions made up 58.71% of the committee's funds, small contributions under $200 26.67% and PAC contributions 9.09%. OpenSecrets notes that listed organizations did not donate themselves; the money came from their PACs, members, employees or owners and their families.

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Ed Markey
Senator (D - MA)

Commerce, Science and Transportation

Environment and Public Works

Foreign Relations

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

First Election

2013

Next Election

2026

TOP INDUSTRY 2017 - 2022

Retired

$1,355,398

TOP CONTRIBUTOR 2017 - 2022

WilmerHale LLP

$44,650

Campaign Committee Fundraising, 2017 - 2022

Leadership PAC: Educate & Innovate PAC

Raised:

$14,505,160

Spent:

$14,974,885

Cash on hand:

$1,565,133

Debts:

LAST REPORT: 12/31/2022

Top Contributors, 2017 - 2022

Contributor

Total

Individuals

PACs

WilmerHale LLP

$44,650

Northwest Biotherapeutics

$16,000

View

$11,200

Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen

$8,900

Kleiner, Perkins et al

$8,700

Top Industries, 2017 - 2022

Industry

Total

Individuals

PACs

Retired

$1,355,398

Lawyers/Law Firms

$1,102,830

$1,042,180

$60,650

Securities & Investment

$748,106

$737,106

$11,000

Education

$708,565

Democratic/Liberal

$652,238

$644,238

$8,000

Total Raised vs. Average Raised

Source of Funds (Campaign Committee), 2017 - 2022

Large Individual Contributions: 58.71%

Small Individual Contributions (< $200): 26.67%

PAC Contributions*: 9.09%

Other: 5.49%

Candidate self-financing: 0.03%

Large Individual Contributions

$8,516,149

58.71%

Small Individual Contributions (< $200)

$3,868,594

26.67%

PAC Contributions*

$1,318,338

9.09%

Other

$796,474

5.49%

Candidate self-financing

$5,600

0.03%

*Includes contributions from other candidate committees.

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2017 - 2022
election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released
electronically on 04/18/23 for Fundraising totals,
Source of Funds and Total Raised vs Average, and on 03/20/23 for
Top Contributors and Industries.
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their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals'
immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

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Bank, his wife Matilda lists "Homemaker" and 12-year old Tammy shows up as "Student," OpenSecrets would identify all
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