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Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., faces a challenger who makes age a key issue for him try to stop the long-time legislator.
On Wednesday, Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., launched his U.S. Senate campaign with a video titled “Lesson,” in which he pointed out what his party learned in the last election cycle with then-President Joe Biden.
“We are in a crisis, and after everything we learned in the last election, I simply do not believe that Senator Markey, at age 80, should be running for another six-year term. More than that, I do not believe that someone who has been in Congress for half a century is the right person to meet this moment and win the future,” Moulton said in his campaign launch video.
Markey is 79 years old and will turn 80 before the 2026 election.
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Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., launched his attempt to unseat Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on Oct. 15, 2025. (Greg Nash/Pool via Reuters; Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
“Senator Markey is a good man, but it is time for a new generation of leadership,” Moulton reiterated in the video.
Markey was elected for the first time He entered Congress in 1976 and served as a U.S. Representative until 2013, when he became a senator. He has held his Senate seat for 12 years.
Moulton’s challenge could lay the groundwork for a generational shift within the Democratic Party, which struggled in the last election cycle after Biden was forced to drop out of the race in July, leaving then-Vice President Kamala Harris just 107 days left in her presidential campaign. She lost every swing state and the popular vote to the current president Donald Trump.
Then-President Joe Biden speaks with Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., after the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in Washington, DC (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters)
This isn’t the first time Moulton has challenged the Democratic establishment. When Moulton was first elected to Congress in 2014, he defeated then-Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass., who first made it to Congress in 1997. In 2018, Moulton tried to challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., then House minority leader, in her bid to become House speaker. The move was criticized by some voters who claimed Moulton’s actions were sexist and ageist. according to Politico.
In 2020, Markey defeated then-40-year-old Rep. Joe Kennedy III. Politico noted that Markey took a swipe at Kennedy by quoting his great-uncle’s famous saying: “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Markey also mocked the idea that he was too old to keep his seat, saying, “Do you think I’m going to quit now that there are 500 laws in place? That’s what they wish.”
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., faces a major challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Markey will be tested again in November 2026. If he defeats Moulton, Markey will be 86 at the end of his next term.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Markey and Moulton’s offices for comment.
