Wayland Patch10/13/11: Wayland’s Tom Conroy Undeterred by ‘Rock Star’ Rival Elizabeth Warren. State Rep. Tom Conroy barely registers in polling of which candidates voters prefer for their U.S. Senator. But only hours after a Vanity Fair magazine profile of rival Democrat Elizabeth Warren hit the Web, and only days after she reported an astonishing $3.15 million fund-raising debut, Conroy was meeting with the Newton Democratic City Committee.