Deborah Pauly

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Deborah L. Pauly (born July 25, 1959, in Virginia) is a perennial candidate and graduate of Trinity Law School in Orange County, CA. [1] She serves as a current member of the National Council of the John Birch Society and works as a staff attorney at the Lex Rex Institute, [2] a nonprofit Constitutional advocacy organization, [3] having made her reputation as a southern California Tea Party-friendly politician. [1]

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Earlier career

Pauly was appointed as a voting delegate to the California Republican Party by State Senator John Moorlach and an elected member of the Central Committee of the Republican Party of Orange County, as one of six people from the 60th Assembly District and later 68th Assembly District.

While serving as Councilwoman of the City of Villa Park, Pauly received the 2009 Woman of the Year Award from the California Legislative Women's Caucus as part of the Caucus's Women's History Month observances. [1] Pauly served active duty in the United States Air Force as a Public Affairs Specialist. [4]

In 2010, Pauly attracted attention by comparing the Affordable Care Act to sodomy. [5]

A 2011 video of a protest at an Islamic charity event captured Pauly addressing a crowd outside denouncing the event as "pure, unadulterated evil" and inviting US Marines "to help these terrorists to an early meeting in paradise." [5]

Perennial candidate

In 2012, Pauly attempted to advance her elected career by running for the 3rd district seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors but was defeated in a landslide 68.9%-31.1% by another Republican. [6]

In 2016, Pauly attempted to revive her dormant elected career by running for California's 68th State Assembly district but ultimately finished in 4th place with 14.1% behind two other Republicans and a Democrat in the primary election. [7]

In 2019, Pauly again attempted to revive her dormant elected career by running for the 3rd district seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors again but ultimately finished in 5th place with 5.3% of the vote behind three other Republicans and a Democrat in the special election. [8]

Education

Pauly graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications and a minor in political science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. [1]

In 2005, Pauly was a participant in the Marian Bergeson Excellence in Public Service Series, a program created to incubate the careers of promising Republican female politicians through training, mentoring, and building networking relationships. [9]

Pauly is a graduate of Trinity Law School. [1]

Drunk driving

While driving a Porsche 911, Pauly was arrested for drunk driving after hitting a parked car in Anaheim, California in 2015 during her campaign for State Assembly. [10] [11] [12]

Three years earlier during her campaign for Orange County Supervisor, Pauly had attempted to drive her then-husband's Porsche home when he was arrested for drunk driving, but she was prevented from doing so by the Orange Police Department because she was also drunk. [13]

Electoral history

2012

Orange County Board of Supervisors 3rd district election, 2012 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Spitzer 53,322 68.9
Republican Deborah Pauly24,11531.1
Total votes77,437 100.0
Republican hold

2016

California's 68th State Assembly district election, 2016 [7] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sean Jay Panahi32,61033.0
Republican Steven Choi 19,55919.8
Republican Harry Sidhu 19,40519.7
Republican Deborah Pauly13,88014.1
Republican Alexia Deligianni-Brydges5,0985.2
No party preference Brian Chuchua4,6354.7
Republican Kostas Roditis3,5283.6
Total votes98,715 100.0
General election
Republican Steven Choi 114,210 60.3
Democratic Sean Jay Panahi75,23139.7
Total votes189,441 100.0
Republican hold

2019

Orange County Board of Supervisors 3rd district special election, 2019 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald P. Wagner 30,240 42.0
Democratic Loretta Sanchez 26,70837.1
Republican Kristine "Kris" Murray5,3387.4
Republican Larry Bales3,9125.4
Republican Deborah Pauly3,8475.3
Republican Kim-Thy "Katie" Hoang Bayliss1,3661.9
Republican Katherine Daigle5970.8
Total votes72,008 100.0
Republican hold

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  5. 1 2 Shadia, Mona; Esquivel, Paloma (March 24, 2011). "Pauly ignites controversy with speech at Islamic charity event". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Presidential Primary Election - June 5, 2012 - Official Results for Election". Orange County Registrar of Voters. June 22, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Statement of Voter - June 7, 2016, Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. July 15, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Third Supervisorial District Vacancy Election - March 12, 2019 - Official Results for Election". Orange County Registrar of Voters. March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Alumni, Class of 2005". Marian Bergeson Excellence in Public Service Series. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ Schwebke, Scott (September 28, 2015). "Assembly candidate, former Villa Park council member Deborah Pauly arrested for DUI". Orange County Register .
  11. ↑ Elmahrek, Adam (September 26, 2015). "Former Villa Park Councilwoman Arrested For Drunken Driving". Voice of OC . Santa Ana, CA. Retrieved December 4, 2018. Lt. Eric Trapp said Pauly, 56, was driving a blue Porsche 911 and negotiating a turn from the 1100 N. Minot block onto Ventura street when she struck a white Mazda pickup truck. The truck was parked at the time of the accident, Trapp said. She was given a field sobriety test and officers determined she was intoxicated, according to Trapp.
  12. ↑ Coker, Matt (September 29, 2015). "Deborah Pauly Can't Even Escape Anti-Muslim Controversy in DUI Arrest". OC Weekly .
  13. ↑ Arellano, Gustavo (February 21, 2012). "[Updated, with DA'S Clarification of Sentencing] Deborah Pauly's Drunken Night Out!". OC Weekly .
  14. ↑ "Statement of Voter - November 8, 2016, General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 16, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
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