Colleen Garry

Colleen Garry
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
1995
Constituency39th Middlesex (1995–2003)
36th Middlesex (2003–)
Personal details
Born (1962-07-21) July 21, 1962 (age 63)
Lowell, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDracut, Massachusetts
Alma materUniversity of Lowell
Suffolk University Law School
OccupationAttorney
Politician

Colleen M. Garry (born July 21, 1962, in Lowell, Massachusetts[1]) is an American politician who represents the 36th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[2]

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[3] 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."[4]

Committee Assignments

For the 2025-26 Session, Garry sits on the following committees in the House:[5]

  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  • Joint Committee on Public Service
  • Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 2023-24 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight
  • Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
  • Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
  • Joint Committee on Revenue
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 2021-22 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight
  • Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
  • Joint Committee on Revenue
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 2019-20 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Redistricting
  • Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
  • Joint Committee on Revenue
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 2017-18 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Personnel and Administration
  • House Committee on Redistricting
  • Joint Committee on Revenue
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 2015-16 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Personnel and Administration
  • House Committee on Redistricting
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2013-14 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • House Committee on Personnel and Administration
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 2011-12 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • House Committee on Personnel and Administration
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2009-10 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 2007-08 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2005-06 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Post Audit and Oversight
  • House Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
  • Joint committee on Ways and Means

For the 2003-04 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Chairperson, House Personnel and Administration
  • House Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Health Care
  • Joint committee on Ways and Means

For the 2001-02 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Chairperson, House Personnel and Administration
  • House Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Health Care
  • Joint committee on Ways and Means

For the 1999-00 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Chairperson, House Ethics
  • Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Criminal Justice
  • House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • House Ways and Means
  • Joint committee on Ways and Means

For the 1997-98 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Criminal Justice
  • Joint Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

For the 1995-96 Session, Garry sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Joint Committee on Criminal Justice
  • Joint Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

See also

References

  1. ^ 2007–2008 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. ^ Massachusetts Legislature profile
  3. ^ WGBH - Lawmaker Suggests Stiffer Charges For Highway-Blocking Protestors — Including Attempted Murder -
  4. ^ MassLive.com State House bills seek to up penalty for highway blockage
  5. ^ "Representative Colleen M. Garry". malegislature.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2025.


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