Politician
Ed Markey
Democrat · Massachusetts · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate S4MA00028
Ed Markey (Democrat) raised $6.0M for the 2026 Massachusetts Senate race, $681K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $62K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$18M
2026, 2020
From PAC checks
9%
$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$62K
Spent attacking them
Every run
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts Senate | $6.0M | 11% | $0 / $62K | $205K | $6.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Senate | $12M | 8% | $0 / $0 | $234K | $12M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- DSCCParty$62K
- Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- Common Ground PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Forward Together PACLeadership PAC$20K
- American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$18K
- Turquoise PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Writers Guild of America West, Inc. PAC (Wgaw PAC)Union$12K
- Victory Now PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Treasure State PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Smart Solutions PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
- Commonwealth Prosperity Fundagainst $62K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $71K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$17K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $71K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $30K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $335K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$71K$17K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Israel KleinFormer congressional staff
Deputy Staff Director, Joint Economic Committee, Chairman Chuck Schumer; Senior Communications Advisor, Representative Ed Markey; Communications Director, Se…
Now lobbies for Tenaska, INC., Solamerica Energy, LLC, Keller Postman LLC, Oracle America, INC. and 1 more · via Klein/johnson Group
Morgan GrayFormer congressional staff
Dir. Cong. & Leg. Affairs, Deputy Dir of Congressional Affairs-Senate -DOI; LD, Sr. Policy Advisor-Sen. Markey; Sr. Policy Advisor-House Nat Resources Commit…
Now lobbies for Pilot Travel Centers LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ed Markey's 2026 campaign?
- Ed Markey (Democrat) raised $6.0M for the 2026 Massachusetts Senate race, $681K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $62K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ed Markey?
- DSCC ($62K), Turquoise PAC ($15K), Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee ($10K), Victory Now PAC ($10K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Ed Markey's race?
- Commonwealth Prosperity Fund ($62K against) in 2026.
- How much has Ed Markey raised across elections?
- $6.0M in 2026 (Massachusetts Senate), $12M in 2020 (Massachusetts Senate).