Deborah Pauly

Deborah L. Pauly (born July 25, 1959, in Virginia) is a perennial candidate and graduate of Trinity Law School in Orange County, CA. 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, a nonprofit Constitutional advocacy organization, having made her reputation as a southern California Tea Party-friendly politician.

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

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.

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.

Pauly is a graduate of Trinity Law School.

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.

Electoral history 2012

2016

2019