WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the passing of former Massachusetts State Representative Benjamin Swan.
"State Representative Benjamin Swan was a lifelong public servant, consummate statesman, and champion for civil and human rights.
"As a young activist and organizer, he rallied countless advocates in the Civil Rights movement, joining historic demonstrations in the South and leading efforts in Massachusetts. Later, as one of the Commonwealth's longest serving and most prominent state legislators, he became widely known as the conscience of the House of Representatives, fighting boldly and unapologetically for margin...