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U.S. Senator Ed Markey is getting a shot at a third full term after winning Tuesday's Democratic primary in Massachusetts
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The 80-year-old Markey defeated Congressman Seth Moulton, who made generational change a central part of his campaign
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arguing it was time for new leadership in Washington. Markey's been a fixture in Massachusetts politics since the 1970s and was first elected to the Senate in 2013 after nearly four decades in the House
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In his victory speech, Markey called for passing his transgender bill of rights, abolishing
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ICE and ending the war in Iran. He also called for President Trump's impeachment
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We need to cement a progressive Democratic majority, one that will use its political capital
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to take on the bosses, the billionaires and the wannabe kings. And after we win, we will remove Donald Trump from the White House, restore and rebuild and
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expand our vision for a democracy and an economy that works for every single person
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Moulton conceded Tuesday night and says Markey now has his full support. Markey will face
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Republican John Deaton in November. And he wasn't the only longtime Massachusetts Democrat to turn
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back a younger challenger. 71-year-old Congressman Stephen Lynch won re-nomination over 39-year-old
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Attorney Patrick Roth, a former aide to former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
