Barbara Gardner | |
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| Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives from the 8th Middlesex district | |
| In office 1986–2001 | |
Barbara Gardner (born January 19, 1941) is an American Democratic politician from Holliston, Massachusetts. [1] [2] She represented the 8th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1986 to 2001. [1] [3] [4]
Gardner was born on January 19, 1941, in Rochester, New York and received her B.A. from Framingham State College. [2]
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