Edward J. Markey
Democrat
· MA Senate · 119th Congress
Senate Committee on Commerce (Chair) · and Nuclear Safety (Chair) · the Pacific (Chair) · and International Cybersecurity Policy (Chair) · Senate Committee on Health (Chair) · Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Chair) · and Transportation · and Broadband · and the Internet · Product Safety · and Data Security · and Data Privacy · and Consumer Protection · Climate Change · and Manufacturing · and Safety · and Ports · Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Waste Management · Environmental Justice · and Regulatory Oversight · and Nuclear Innovation and Safety · and Water · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Multilateral Institutions · and International Economic · and Environmental Policy · South Asia · Central Asia · and Counterterrorism · International Operations · and Bilateral International Development · Transnational Crime · Civilian Security · Human Rights · and Global Women's Issues · and Pensions
Influence Score
50.2
Least exposed
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
1.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.5
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$45,877
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
7.7
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.1
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.8
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
2.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$5,025 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $67.35M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $135K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 60.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 83.2 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 35.9 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 50.2 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$84,050
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
UNITE THE COUNTRY
Share from this one network
2.5%
Amount from this network
$15,000
Total from all networks
$593,575
Networks contributing
114
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Who funds Markey
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$384,542
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
99.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
6
Money that arrived near votes
$31K
Distinct donors
10
Distinct employers
5
Share of their total fundraising
1.77%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL NEWS
$7K
KLEIN FINANCIAL
$7K
KLEIN FINANCIAL
$7K
SV ANGEL
$7K
PROMONTORY FINANCIAL
$3K
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
$1K
CHILDREN S HOSPITAL BOSTON
$100
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$50
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$50
CHILDREN S HOSPITAL BOSTON
$50
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
USPS
$1.17M
COZEN O CONNOR
$1.16M
AT T SERVICES
$1.06M
ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
$1.00M
BLOOMBERG
$1.00M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$941K
UNITED AIRLINES
$854K
COZEN O CONNOR
$827K
AFSCME INT L
$590K
DELL TECHNOLOGIES
$579K
AFSCME INT L
$564K
ARREVA
$500K
GIVE LIVELY
$500K
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
$500K
OMAHA FIRE DEPT
$441K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD LLP
$432K
DELTA AIR LINES
$389K
LKQ
$350K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Edward J. Markey comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$46K
Disclosed outside spending
$46K
Dark-money outside spending
$88
Share that is dark money
0.19%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$80
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
UNITED FOR MASSACHUSETTS
$3.62M
NEW LEADERSHIP PAC
$1.15M
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUND
$300K
INDIVISIBLE ACTION ARIZONA
$72K
1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND
$42K
CHINESE PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ACTION IE PAC
$13K
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$7K
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
$2K
SUNRISE PAC
$2K
DGA ACTION
$752
FOOD AND WATER ACTION
$482
DEMOCRACY PAC
$121
LCV VICTORY FUND
$80
Groups that hide their donors
2 smaller groups under $500
$88
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
22 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $108K to Edward J. Markey across 36 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$108K
Shared contributors
22
Contributions
36
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 9 | $9K |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | $68K |
| 2026 | 13 | 19 | $32K |
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Edward J. Markey ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required