: List s ▁of ▁people ▁by ▁ide ology ▁Category : Or th op ath y <0x0A> </s> ▁L ida ▁E . ▁H ark ins ▁is ▁a ▁Massachusetts ▁retired ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁H ark ins ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁to ▁Paul ▁and ▁L ida ▁Mc M ah on . ▁Her ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁at ▁General ▁Mot ors , ▁while ▁her ▁mother ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁assistant ▁for ▁several ▁high - tech ▁fir ms ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁Sher iff ’ s ▁office . ▁She ▁attended ▁Marian ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁F ram ingham , ▁MA . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Reg is ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Education ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Boston ▁College ’ s ▁Gr adu ate ▁Studies ▁Program : ▁Women ▁in ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁Government . ▁H ark ins ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Boston ▁College ' s ▁Women ▁in ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁Government ▁program ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁General ▁Court . ▁She ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁Need ham ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years , ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁children ▁and ▁nine ▁grand children . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ature , ▁H ark ins ▁served ▁six ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁Need ham ▁School ▁Committee ▁and ▁directed ▁a ▁collabor