Stacey Gallagher Tully
Stacey Gallagher Tully of Waltham has announced her candidacy for State Representative for the 9th Middlesex District, which includes all of Lincoln and part of Waltham and has been held by Rep. Thomas Stanley since 2001.
Tully, a Waltham native, serves on Waltham’s Board of Recreation in the City of Waltham and as president of the Friends of Waltham Senior Citizens. She is a graduate of Boston College and a long-time dance and fitness instructor, She was also a director of Gulf Resources, an international corporation based in London, and worked for several years in the hotel industry in human resources, personnel and training.
“My campaign will focus on issues important to the 9th Middlesex constituents, including education, veterans, senior citizens, traffic/transportation infrastructure, and the opioid crisis,” Tully said in a statement. “I plan to work hard, and work together, with the people of Lincoln and Waltham.”
In 2014, Lincoln resident Sharon Antia ran unsuccessfully for the 9th District seat.
I invited Stacey to have coffee with me a week or so ago as I had never met her. She is lovely and seems genuine.