State Senator Katherine Clark Congratulates Senator-Elect Ed Markey, pledges to continue record of progressive leadership in run for Congressional seat

State Senator Katherine Clark today congratulated Ed Markey on his election to represent Massachusetts in the United States Senate. “Ed Markey’s election to the U.S. Senate is wonderful news for our state and our country. The Senate is gaining a strong, progressive leader.”

Clark pledged to build on Markey’s progressive legacy as she seeks to succeed him in the US House of Representatives.

“Ed Markey leaves behind a legacy of progressive stewardship in Congress. The campaign to fill Ed’s seat in the House officially begins now. I am running to ensure there continues to be a strong, progressive voice in this seat fighting against extremist attacks on women’s health care, for equal pay for equal work, and for expanded economic opportunity for all,” Clark said.

“We have already begun building an aggressive campaign by addressing issues facing the Fifth District, speaking out on women’s rights, gun violence, and raising the minimum wage -- and we’re just getting started. I look forward to running a campaign based on the issues that matter most to people of this district. Issues that affect them everyday as they live, work and raise families here in Massachusetts. I am excited to continue to meet with as many people as I can in the Fifth Congressional District over the coming months and to earn their votes.”

Katherine has already been endorsed in her race for Congress by the Women’s Campaign Fund and has been placed “On The List” by EMILY’s List.

Katherine is serving her second term as a Massachusetts State Senator representing Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester. She was first elected in March 2008 to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Katherine’s professional career includes service as a prosecutor, school committee member, General Counsel for the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, and Chief of the Policy Division for the Massachusetts Attorney General. Katherine is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, Cornell University School of Law, and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Senator Clark serves as the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. She also serves on the Joint Committees on Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security. Senator Clark is a member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Early Education and Care. In 2011, Senator Clark was appointed to the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Advisory Board at the University of Massachusetts Boston. 

Katherine and her husband Rod are raising their three sons Addison, Jared and Nathaniel in Melrose.