Friday, December 4, 2009

Former Sen. Paula Hawkins dies

Former Sen. Paula Hawkins, a Republican from Florida, died yesterday at the age of 82.

Hawkins was elected in the GOP wave of 1980 and built a reputation as an ultraconservative (at least by '80s standards). This culminated in her anti-music crusade of the mid-'80s.

Hawkins was defeated handily by Bob Graham in 1986.

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