High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Edward John "Ed" Markey (born July 11, 1946) is the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts`s 7th congressional district, serving since 1976. Markey is the Dean of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations and the second longest-serving member of Congress from New England, behind Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a progressive who has focused on energy policy. He serves on two energy committees and is the former chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.