Colleen M. Garry (born July 21, 1962, in

Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of ...

) is an American politician who represents the 36th Middlesex District in the

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Early life and education

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

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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 fo
comments
criticizing an act of civil disobedience which obstructed a major Massachusetts highway. Representative Garry accused protestors affiliated with the

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s" and claimed that "structural racism is a fraud."MassLive.com
State House bills seek to up penalty for highway blockage

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