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VIDEO: Joe Kennedy’s Ever-Changing Position on Super PACs

Key Additional Question: Where’s the cash coming from?

As the momentum for the Markey campaign continues to grow in the final weeks of the primary, voters are left with big questions about Congressman Joe Kennedy’s ever-changing position on Super PACs.

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Filmmaker Ken Burns Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

VIDEO: The Celebrated Filmmaker and Democratic Activist Describes the Need for Strong Leadership in this Historic Moment

Ken Burns, the award-winning documentary filmmaker of Roosevelts, The Civil War, and The Vietnam War, today endorsed Ed Markey for U.S. Senate.

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Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui has endorsed Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Champion for Medicare for All Ady Barkan Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

VIDEO: “The Most Powerful Activist in America” is Latest Progressive to Endorse Senator Markey as Campaign Builds Momentum

Progressive health care and disability rights activist Ady Barkan today endorsed Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Concord Indivisible Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

Local Chapter of National Grassroots Organization Support Comes As Voting Nears, Adding to Campaign Momentum

Concord Indivisible endorsed Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate this week, giving him a 98 percent favorability rating. The announcement comes as mail-in and early voting nears in the primary election.

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Chinese Progressive Political Action Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

Local Organization for Chinese Community Empowerment Backs the Senator, Cites His “Environmental Justice” Fight

Chinese Progressive Political Action (CPPA) today endorsed Ed Markey for U.S. Senate. The announcement comes as mail-in and early voting begins in the primary election, and the Markey campaign is building on its strong momentum.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Champions Ed Markey As “The Leader We Need” In New Television Ad

As national wave of momentum for progressive candidates grows, new ad highlights Markey’s leadership on Green New Deal, Medicare For All, racial justice

The Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign today released a new television ad featuring Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), who co-authored the Green New Deal with Markey in February 2019.

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Former 2020 Senate Primary Candidate Steve Pemberton Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

VIDEO: Acclaimed author and philanthropist Pemberton describes Ed Markey’s fight for working class families

Steve Pemberton, former 2020 U.S. Senate candidate and the renowned author of “A Chance in the World,” announced today his endorsement of Ed Markey for U.S. Senate.

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Boston Globe Endorses Ed Markey For U.S. Senate, Says “It’s Urgent to Keep Ed Markey in the Game”

The Boston Globe endorsed Senator Ed Markey for re-election today, noting that his leadership is focused “not on nostalgia for America’s past but on securing a better future.”

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Massachusetts Teachers Association Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate

110,000 Teachers, Faculty, Professional Staff, and Education Support Professionals Stand with Ed Markey

The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) today endorsed Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. The major labor support comes at a key moment in the primary race and builds on Senator Ed Markey’s overwhelming existing support among unions, including: the American Federation of Teachers, the American Postal Workers Union of Massachusetts, Postal Workers Local #4553, UNITE Local 26, AFSCME, SEIU 888, SEIU 32BJ, CWA 1400, AFGE, National Association of Social Workers – PACE, and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.

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Former Legislative Black Caucus Members Detail Ed Markey’s Role in Helping to Establish Massachusetts’ First Black State Senate District

VIDEO: Former State Senator Bill Owens and Former State Representative Doris Bunte describe Ed Markey’s role in historic vote and endorse him for re-election to U.S. Senate

Former Massachusetts State Senator Bill Owens and former Massachusetts State Representative Doris Bunte are featured in videos released today telling the story of Ed Markey’s work as a freshman state representative to create a new state senate district where a Black legislator could be elected.

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State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate

Progressive Support for Senator Markey Continues to Grow as Early Voting and Primary Near

State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz today endorsed Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Over 130 Latinx Elected Officials and Community Leaders Endorse Ed Markey for U.S. Senate

Leaders and Activists Highlight How Markey Has Delivered for Latinx Communities

BOSTON — Over 130 Latinx elected officials and community leaders today released a letter highlighting how Ed Markey has delivered for Latinx and immigrant communities across the state and country. The letter also announced the signatories’ strong endorsement for the Senator’s re-election.

“As the coronavirus disproportionately ravages Latinx communities,

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Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo and Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix D. Arroyo Endorse Ed Markey for United States Senate

Progressive Support for Senator Markey Continues to Grow as Early Voting and Primary Near

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo and Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix D. Arroyo today endorsed Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. Their announcement came in a video released today.

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Boston City Wards 4 & 5 Democratic Committees Endorse Ed Markey for United States Senate

The Boston Democratic Ward Committees’ Support Comes As Voting Nears, Adding to Senator’s Campaign Momentum

Both Boston Ward 4 and Ward 5 Democratic Committees voted last night to endorse Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. Their announcements come as mail-in and early voting nears in the primary election.

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Ed Markey for U.S. Senate Campaign Releases First Television Ad of Senate Primary

Comes as grassroots momentum builds for re-election with endorsements, expanding digital reach

The Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign today released its first television ad. The 30 second ad begins airing on Thursday, July 23. The ad will air on both broadcast and cable television in all media markets in the state.

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As Mail-In and Early Voting Nears, the Ed Markey for U.S. Senate Campaign is Seeing Surge in Grassroots Momentum

Series of Endorsements, Launch of a Statewide Bus Tour, New Digital Tools and Events with Hundreds of Supporters Demonstrate Strong, People-Powered Campaign

As mail-in and early voting nears before the U.S. Senate primary, the Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign is building significant grassroots strength.

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Kenzie Bok Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

Boston City Councilor Endorses the Senator in Final Weeks of the Primary

Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok announced today her endorsement of Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. Her announcement comes with a little over a month left before the primary voting closes.

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Ed Markey Releases Tax Returns, Challenges Congressman Kennedy To Do the Same

Senator Ed Markey released his tax returns on Friday, dating back to the year he was elected to the Senate in 2013.

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New Interactive “Markey Map” Shows Senator Ed Markey Has Delivered for Massachusetts Cities and Towns

Release Comes As Senator Starts Statewide Bus Tour

As the Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign launches its statewide “Leads and Delivers” bus tour, the campaign today launched its interactive “Markey Map,” a new digital tool to help voters across the state locate Ed’s specific work and actions in delivering for each of the 351 cities and towns in the state.

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National Association of Social Workers Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate

Latest national organization to support re-election, describes Markey as “champion” for social workers and vulnerable populations

The National Association of Social Workers – Political Action for Candidate Election (NASW-PACE) today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Foreign Policy for America Endorses Ed Markey for Re-election to the U.S. Senate

Describes him as “trailblazing leader” in endorsement that marks the most recent in growing list of national organizations supporting re-election

Foreign Policy for America today announced its endorsement of Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Human Rights Campaign Endorses Ed Markey for Re-Election to the U.S. Senate

Largest LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Organization in the Country Backs Markey

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, today endorsed Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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MAJOR ENDORSEMENT IN SENATE RACE: Nation’s Largest Progressive Media and Activism Hub, Daily Kos, Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate

Joins a Long List of Endorsements from Progressive Organizations

The progressive media and organizing forum, Daily Kos, today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Chelsea Ward 4 Democratic Town Committee Endorses Ed Markey for United States Senate

Joins a Long List of Endorsements from Chelsea and Neighboring Cities & Towns

The Chelsea Ward 4 Democratic Town Committee (DTC) today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Massachusetts Postal Workers Executive Board Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate

In Wake of Republican Efforts to Defund the USPS, Essential Postal Workers Stand With Ed Markey

The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) of Massachusetts Executive Board today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate.

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Senator Ed Markey Stands with UFCW Local 1445 and Stop & Shop Workers to Protest Cuts to Hazard Pay

Senator Ed Markey Monday hosted a press conference with United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1445 President Fernando Lemus and Stop & Shop employees to demand management reinstate hazard pay for grocery store workers.

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Our Revolution National Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate

Support Marks Latest Endorsement from Major Progressive Group

Our Revolution today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. The national endorsement comes days after Our Revolution Massachusetts’ (ORMA) overwhelmingly endorsed Senator Markey.

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Senator Ed Markey’s Benefit Concert to Support the Boston Black Hospitality Coalition Draws Big Crowd

More than 33,000 viewers have so far joined Senator Ed Markey for his Friday livestream concert featuring local Boston bands to help raise funds for the Boston Black Hospitality Coalition.

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Ed Markey Campaign Shows Its Grassroots Reach During Virtual House Party

300+ Supporters Join From 35 Zoom Locations Including in Norfolk County

The Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign demonstrated its grassroots power and statewide reach over the past weekend as it hosted an evening of virtual house parties with over 300 supporters and volunteers, joining from 35 different Zoom locations organized by supporters, for supporters, including in Norfolk and Sharon.

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