Christopher M. Markey is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Bristol district.

[2] Markey's father served six terms as mayor of New Bedford from 1972 to 1982 and seventeen years as a judge on the city's Third District Court.

[4] While attending law school, Markey was a Witness Victim Advocate in the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

[1] Source:[12] In March 2013, Markey accused political consultant David J. Oliveira of assaulting him outside an elementary school, leading to a collapsed lung and possible broken ribs.

[13][14] A clerk-magistrate found probable cause to charge Oliveira with assault and battery, but the two men reached a private agreement and no criminal complaint was issued.

[17] Markey has expressed support for using federal coronavirus relief funds to provide down payment assistance to allow renters become first-time homeowners.

[18] In 2019, Markey and Paul Schmid introduced a home rule petition to allow the creation of a 450 student neighborhood charter school.