Garlick outspends O'Leary in state rep race

Published by The Boston Globe

Democrat Denise Garlick has outspent her Republican opponant John O'Leary in the race to succeed state Rep. Lida Harkins in the 13th Norfolk District, which covers Needham, Dover and parts of Medfield.

According to reports filed Monday with the state, Garlick has spent $22,537 on her general election campaign compared to $14,162 for O'Leary. As of Oct. 15 she had $4,452 left to spend. O'Leary had $12,452.

Garlick started the general elction campaign with with $6,778 leftover from the September primary election. She raised $20,211 in additional funds from the end of August to Oct. 15.


O’Leary had $7,235 on hand after the election and raised an additional $19,380 through September and October.

The state Democratic Party did not provide Garlick with money, but state Republicans offered O'Leary $2,999 in in-kind donations for printing and mailings. He also received a $200 in-kind donation for a database from the Scott Brown for US Senate Committee. Brown, a Republican, won his Senate seat in a stunning upset earlier this year.

O'Leary's total in-kinds, which also include shared space at the Needham Harvest Fair with the Needham Republican Town Committee and $500 worth of GOTV advertising, are worth $4,303.

Garlick had $132 total in-kinds for a Medfield event and primary night supplies.

Garlick’s major expenses include postage, advertisements, printing, and food and beverages for rallies.

Most of O’Leary’s expenditures were for printing, mailing, and party supplies. He also spent $3,275 on a campaign event at the Charles River Country Club and $352 on books from Amazon.

Garlick loaned her campaign $3,000 in the reporting period on top of a $5,000 loan she made to her campaign in March.

O’Leary did not make any loans to himself this time, although he did loan $3,293 to his campaign in August.

O'Leary received $500 from the Massachusetts Republican House PAC and $250 from the National Federation of Independent Business of Massachusetts PAC. He has also received $100 from Republican State Senator Richard Ross.

Other major donations include $500 each from Associated Builders and Contractors; Michael Choe of Private Equity Charlesbank Capital Partners; Peter Brine, a retiree; David Cowles, an insurance broker; attorney Charles Long from Dover; attorney Paul Popeo from Needham; Margaret Royston, an advertising executive, and Ray Stata, chairman of Analog Devices.

Garlick received $500 each from 1199 SEIU MA PAC, the American Federation of Teachers, the Professional Firefighters of Massachuetts People's Committee and the Massachusetts State Labor Council Political Action Committee.

She also received $150 each from the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties People's Committee and Painters District Council #35 PAC and $100 from UFCW Local 1459 People's Committee.

Garlick also received $250 from Harkins and from $250 from Maria McTernan, director of development at the Charles River Center in Needham. She also got $200 each from Teana Gilinson, a registered nurse at Brigham and Women’s and Susan Wright Thomas, a registered nurse at Cambridge Hospital.

Several teachers gave small donations to Garlick, and she received $400 from Stephen McKnight, a Northeastern University professor and $300 from John Burns, a Boston College administrator.