Garlick, O'Leary run for state rep

Published by The Boston Globe

Needham residents Denise Garlick and John O’Leary will be on the ballot for state representative in the 13th Norfolk district, which includes Needham, Dover and parts of Medfield, on Tuesday.

Garlick, a Democrat, is a Needham Selectwoman and a nurse at Wellesley College. O’Leary, Republican, is a researcher at Harvard University and former bureaucrat for former Gov. Mitt Romney.

Democrat Lida Harkins is leaving the seat after 22 years after an unsuccessful bid to replace U.S. Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, as state senator.



Republican Richard Ross, who defeated Harkins, is running for re-election unopposed.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in all three towns. Needham will have polls in three locations. To find your precinct, click here.

Voting in Dover will happen at the Town House in the Great Hall at 5 Springdale Ave.

Medfield polls will be at the Adult Community Center at 1 Ice House Rd.

The general election also includes the gubernatorial race between Democratic incumbent Gov. Deval Patrick, Republican Charles Baker, Independent Timothy Cahill and Green-Rainbow candidate Jill Stein.

For Attorney General, James McKenna, Republican, will challenge incumbent Martha Coakley, a Democrat.

Stephen Lynch is running as a Democrat for re-election to Congressional Representative for the Ninth District against Republican Vernon Harrison and Philip Dunkelbarger, an Independent.

A Needham resident, Democrat John Coffey, is running for District Attorney in the Norfolk District against Independent Michael Morrissey.

Ballot questions this year will address eliminating the sales tax on alcohol, Question 1, changing the permit process for affordable housing which currently encourages affordable housing in wealthier areas, Question 2, and reducing the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 3 percent, Question 3.

There is also a non-binding fourth question on marijuana regulation.

For more information on the candidates running and ballot questions, visit the Elections Division website at www.sec.state.ma.us.