On January 3, 2006 she was appointed to the Arizona State Senate by the Pima County Board of Supervisors, following the resignation of Gabrielle Giffords, who stepped down to run for the United States House of Representatives.
Public officials elected with the help of Progressive Majority include California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, Washington House of Representatives Majority Floor Leader Larry Springer, Washington state senator and 2007 Humane Society of the United States state legislator of the year Brian Weinstein, and Arizona state senator Paula Aboud, one of Arizona's few openly gay elected officials.
Paula Abdul | Paula Jones | Paula Radcliffe | Paula Zahn | Paula Rego | Paula Dobriansky | Paula Deen | Paula Prentiss | Head over Heels (Paula Abdul album) | Ana Paula Valadão | Paula Chaves | Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain | Paula Vesala | Paula Rothermel | Paula Marshall | Paula Hawkins | Paula Danziger | Paula Barrett | Paula Aboud | Paula | Francisco de Paula Santander | Paula Yates | Paula Wriedt | Paula Wilcox | Paula Wagner | Paula Volsky | Paula S. Apsell | Paula Robison | Paula Lane | Paula Koivuniemi |