Margaret M. Markey[3] (born November 4, 1941)[1] is an American politician who formerly represented District 30 in the New York State Assembly, which is made up of Maspeth and Woodside, as well as portions of Middle Village, Astoria, Sunnyside and Long Island City.

She is the current chairwoman of the Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development; as well as previously holding the position of president of the Irish American Legislators Society.

[citation needed] In 2009, a controversial bill presented by Markey sought to tackle sex abuse cases in private schools.

[5] Markey lost re-election to the Assembly in 2016, defeated in the Democratic primary for District 30 to Woodside attorney Brian Barnwell, aged 30.

[6] Markey saw her political fortunes change for the worse when she failed to show up at community events and protests in relation to a proposed homeless shelter in the neighborhood of Maspeth, in a somewhat similar fashion to her Assembly predecessor Joe Crowley's loss in his U.S. House primary two years later.