Harriett L. Stanley (born March 30, 1950 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American politician who represented the 2nd Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013.An investment banker and professor, Stanley was first elected to the House in 1994 in a defeat of Republican incumbent Thomas Palumbo.She was named to the House Ways and Means Committee in her first term and later served as the chair of the House Health Care Committee from 2001-2003.