| State House: | Massachusetts |
| District: | 13th Norfolk |
| Term Start1: | 2011 |
| Term End1: | Present |
| Predecessor1: | Lida E. Harkins |
| Party: | Democratic |
Denise C. Garlick (née Collatos) is an American state legislator representing the 13th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]
Garlick was graduated from Dedham High School in 1972.[2] Garlick attended the New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and Fitchburg State College BSN. She is a Needham resident and a member of the Democratic Party.[3] In 2017, she was honored as the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council's Legislator of the Year.[2] She is also a registered nurse. In Needham she served as the vice chair of the Board of Selectmen, co-chair of the Needham Senior Center Exploratory Committee, and the chair for the Needham Board of Health.
Garlick is an advocate for a women's rights and access to reproductive care. Her legislative website contains her past actions on the issue and her stance on the topic:
"As a woman, a mother, a nurse, I support a woman’s right to make all choices, including reproductive choices. I support laws that guarantee this right and I work to ensure access to quality healthcare and education and advocacy services."[4]
Garlick has worked to raise the renewable portfolio standard and net metering cap. She supports policies that promote environmental justice. She supports transforming the power grid to 100% renewable sources and the decarbonization of the transportation sector.
Garlick voted in favor of the 2016 anti-discrimination bill to protect transgender people from discrimination in public places. In addition she also voted yes on ballot question 3 to uphold the law.
"LGBTQ rights have always been important to me, as Chair of the LGBTQ Aging Commission and as chief sponsor of the funding for the LGBTQ Youth Commission."
Garlick has not received a challenger in either the Democratic Primary or a General Election since 2018.