Colleen Garry

Colleen Garry
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 1995
Constituency	39th Middlesex (1995–2003) 36th Middlesex (2003–)
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-21) July 21, 1962 Lowell, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Dracut, Massachusetts
Alma mater	University of Lowell Suffolk University Law School
Occupation	Attorney Politician

Colleen M. Garry (born July 21, 1962, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American politician who represents the 36th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Garry was born on July 21, 1962, in Lowell Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of Lowell and Suffolk University Law School.

Career

She was an aide to State Representative John Cox, who represented Dracut and part of Lowell. In 1994 she was elected to represent a new district consisting of Dracut, Tyngsborough, and Dunstable. Dunstable has since been transferred to a neighboring district so the current district consists only of Dracut and Tyngsborough. She is a conservative member of the House Democratic Caucus.

In 2015, Representative Garry came under fire for comments criticizing an act of civil disobedience which obstructed a major Massachusetts highway. Representative Garry accused protestors affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement of being "terrorists" and claimed that "structural racism is a fraud."

See also

• 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
• 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature