U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?
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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.
These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.
- National laws
- Federal spending
- Federal judge nominations
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Data last updated: Sep 19, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.
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- U.S. Constitution, Article I · Checked
- Senate votes on nominations · Checked
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John Deaton
Running for U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
NationalRepublican
Edward J. Markey
U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
NationalDemocrat
Job fit
John Deaton
Top issues
We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.
How they voted on top issues
Who pays them
John Deaton
Where the campaign money came from4
Checks
John Deaton
No voting record to check yet
Edward J. Markey
Checks run: missed votes
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Sources
- John Deaton — biography (web text capture, 2026-10-20) · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
- MARKEY, Edward John | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
- Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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John Deaton
RepublicanShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $531K raised, 75% from large donors, 1% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $5,775.00 (1% of $531,364.11 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source 2
Sources
1 Background: John Deaton — biography (web text capture, 2026-10-20) · checked 2026-10-20
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
Joe Tache
Party for Socialism and LiberationWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Edward J. Markey
DemocratShown above🚩 $3.0M raised, 53% from large donors, 20% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $589,250.00 (20% of $2,951,725.20 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $570,710.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections. 3
Sources
1 Background: MARKEY, Edward John | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04
Shiva Ayyadurai
Independent🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $285K raised, 90% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable. 2
Sources
1 Background: About Dr.SHIVA | Dr.SHIVA For U.S. Senate in Massachusetts 2026 · checked 2026-10-15
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle