Paula Lewellen
Paula Lewellen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Middlesex district | |
| In office November 10, 1977[1] – 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Carol Amick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1909 |
| Died | November 3, 1994 (aged 84) |
Paula Krauth Lewellen (November 6, 1909[2] – November 3, 1994[3]) was an American Republican politician from Bedford, Massachusetts.[4] She represented the Fifth Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 to 1978.[4]
Political career
Lewellen was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1977, filling the vacancy left by Democrat Carol Amick, who resigned in order to run for the Massachusetts Senate. Lewellen ran unopposed in the primary election. In what The Sun called an "upset victory", she won the general election by a margin of just 52 votes, defeating Democrat Patricia Leiby 1,079-1,027.[5] She was sworn in on November 10.[1]
Lewellen unsuccessfully ran for the Massachusetts Senate in 1978, losing to incumbent Democrat Carol Amick.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Rep. Lewellen sworn in". Holyoke Transcript-Telegram. November 10, 1977. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Paula K Lewellen". Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Obituary for Paula Lewellen". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1994. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Lewellen narrowly wins state house seat". The Sun. November 2, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tarnished state Senate to get six fresh faces". Greenfield Recorder. November 8, 1978. p. 21. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.