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New Bedford Former City Councilor

William “Brad” Markey

Ward 1 · 3 terms in this record

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Council terms

2022–2023 Council2020–2021 Council2018–2019 Council
Election Day · Tuesday, Nov 3

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Record at a glance · 2022–2023 Council

63 of 66meetings attended (95%) · whole council 93%
539votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
82no votes (15% of votes cast) · whole council 11%
75 of 197split votes where Markey was in the minority (38%) · whole council 26%
0abstained
–committee seats (current council only)

On split votes, Markey voted the same way as…

How these numbers work
  • Counted from the official minutes, for 2022–2023 Council only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
  • Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Markey as present or absent at the start.
  • Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
  • Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
  • A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
  • “Whole council” combines every member’s record for the same term.

These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.

Campaign money

$0raised in 2025–26
$234spent in 2025–26
$0cash on hand through Dec 31, 2025
Year by year
YearRaisedSpentCash at the end
2025$0$234$0
2024$0$125$234
2023$6,500$6,343$359
2022$300$100$202
2021$6,000$6,002$2
2020$50$60$4
2019$11,825$12,597$14

As reported to OCPF. See the full reports at OCPF

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  • Shares count contributions only, from the line-by-line reports up to the latest bank report date, so they are shown as percentages. “PACs and other political committees” includes party committees. “Small gifts not listed one by one” are gifts of $50 or less that the law lets campaigns report as one total.
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  • MassVoter updates these numbers every night from OCPF. Last update: October 12, 2026.

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Attendance

At the start of 63 of 66 City Council meetings in 2022–2023 Council.

Missed

Every meeting (66)

Votes where councilors disagreed · 2022–2023 Council

Dec 14Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Order,…Motion: Reconsideration FAILEDFailed 3–7 · Markey: No

December 14, 2023: Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Order, authorizing the City to enter into a five-year lease with All American Investment Group, LLC for the purchase of eleven vehicles…

ApproveFailed · 3–7

Reconsideration FAILED

Voted: No

Yes: Burgo, Morad, OliverNo: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, MarkeyAbsent: Pereira

From the minutes

“Reconsideration FAILED – Yeas 3, Nays 7. (Councillor Burgo, Council President Morad and Councillor Oliver IN FAVOR.) (Matter #2009).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Dec 14Ordered, that the City of New Bedford is hereby…Motion: RECONSIDERATION FAILEDFailed 3–7 · Markey: No

December 14, 2023: Ordered, that the City of New Bedford is hereby authorized to enter into a five-year lease with all American Investment Group, LLC, for the purchase eleven vehicles as follows: Backhoe…

ApproveFailed · 3–7

RECONSIDERATION FAILED

Voted: No

Yes: Burgo, Morad, OliverNo: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, MarkeyAbsent: Pereira

From the minutes

“RECONSIDERATION FAILED – Yeas 3, Nays 7. (Councillor Burgo, Council President Morad and Councillor Oliver IN FAVOR.) (Matter #2010).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Nov 21Ordered, that the sum of Ninety-three Thousand, Six Hundred…Motion: AdoptedPassed 9–2 · Markey: Yes

November 21, 2023: Ordered, that the sum of Ninety-three Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy- Three Dollars ($93,673.00) now standing to the credit of the account from Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts be and the…

ApprovePassed · 9–2

Adopted

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Burgo, Carney, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Oliver, PereiraNo: Giesta, Morad

From the minutes

“Adopted - Yeas 9, Nays 2. (Council President Morad and Councillor Giesta OPPOSED.) (Matter #1766).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Nov 21Report, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council…Motion: Motion to Amend to $544,391.00 - PassedPassed 8–3 · Markey: No

November 21, 2023: Report, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Order as Amended, appropriating $1,544,391.00 from Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts to General Government Unclassified, Charges & Services.

ApprovePassed · 8–3

Motion to Amend to $544,391.00 - Passed

Voted: No

Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Burgo, Carney, Giesta, Morad, Oliver, PereiraNo: Gomes, Lima, Markey

From the minutes

“Motion to Amend to $544,391.00 - Passed Yeas 8, Nays 3. (Councillors Gomes, Lima and Markey OPPOSED.) (Matter #1946).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Nov 21Report, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council…Motion: Adopted as AmendedPassed 10–1 · Markey: No

November 21, 2023: Report, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Order as Amended, appropriating $1,544,391.00 from Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts to General Government Unclassified, Charges & Services.

ApprovePassed · 10–1

Adopted as Amended

Voted: No

Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Burgo, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Morad, Oliver, PereiraNo: Markey

From the minutes

“Adopted as Amended – Yeas 10, Nays 1. (Councillor Markey OPPOSED.) (Matter #1946).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Nov 21Ordered, that the sum of Two Million, One Hundred…Motion: Motion to AMEND to $544,391.00 - PassedPassed 8–3 · Markey: No

November 21, 2023: Ordered, that the sum of Two Million, One Hundred Seventy-two Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-five Dollars ($2,172,445) Five Hundred Forty-four Thousand, Three Ninety-one Dollars ($544,391) now standing to the credit…

ApprovePassed · 8–3

Motion to AMEND to $544,391.00 - Passed

Voted: No

Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Burgo, Carney, Giesta, Morad, Oliver, PereiraNo: Gomes, Lima, Markey

From the minutes

“Motion to AMEND to $544,391.00 - Passed - Yeas 8, Nays 3 (Councillors Gomes, Lima and Markey OPPOSED.) (Matter #1768).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Nov 21Ordered, that the sum of Two Million, One Hundred…Motion: Adopted as AMENDEDPassed 10–1 · Markey: No

November 21, 2023: Ordered, that the sum of Two Million, One Hundred Seventy-two Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-five Dollars ($2,172,445) Five Hundred Forty-four Thousand, Three Ninety-one Dollars ($544,391) now standing to the credit…

ApprovePassed · 10–1

Adopted as AMENDED

Voted: No

Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Burgo, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Morad, Oliver, PereiraNo: Markey

From the minutes

“Adopted as AMENDED – Yeas 10, Nays 1 (Councillor Markey OPPOSED.) (Matter #1768).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Nov 21Ordered, that the sum of One Million, Four Hundred…Motion: AdoptedPassed 10–1 · Markey: Yes

November 21, 2023: Ordered, that the sum of One Million, Four Hundred Fifty-five Thousand, Six Hundred and Nine Dollars ($1,455,609) ) now standing to the credit of the account from Ordinary Revenue and…

ApprovePassed · 10–1

Adopted

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Burgo, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad, Oliver, PereiraNo: Baptiste

From the minutes

“Adopted – Yeas 10, Nays 1 (Councillor Baptiste OPPOSED.) (Matter #1770).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Oct 26An Ordinance, amending Chapter 19, Article II, relating to…Motion: Passed to be OrdainedPassed 10–1 · Markey: Yes

October 26, 2023: An Ordinance, amending Chapter 19, Article II, relating to the residency of the Administrative Assistant to the Board of Assessors. (Passed to a Second Reading– September 28, 2023.)

Ordinance: final passagePassed · 10–1

Passed to be Ordained

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad, Oliver, PereiraNo: Burgo

From the minutes

“Passed to be Ordained – Yeas 10, Nays 1. (Councillor Burgo OPPOSED.) (Matter #1265).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Oct 26Home Rule Petition, authorizing the Administrative Assistant to the…Motion: Home Rule Petition AdoptedPassed 10–1 · Markey: Yes

October 26, 2023: Home Rule Petition, authorizing the Administrative Assistant to the Board of Assessors of the City of New Bedford, to be a non-resident.

ApprovePassed · 10–1

Home Rule Petition Adopted

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad, Oliver, PereiraNo: Burgo

From the minutes

“Home Rule Petition Adopted - Yeas 10, Nays 1. (Councillor Burgo OPPOSED.) (Matter #1263).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Votes with no disagreement (358)

    From the official minutes kept by the New Bedford City Clerk (agendas and minutes). The minutes are text documents; we read every action, check every roll-call count against the councilors named, and quote the exact wording. Most items pass by voice vote, and the minutes record only the result for those; how each councilor voted is shown only for roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: cropped from the City of New Bedford's official 2026 City Council photo (newbedford-ma.gov). The 2024–2025 group photo, and the photos of Maria E. Giesta and Linda M. Morad cropped from it: City of New Bedford, provided by the City Clerk.

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