Norma Paulus

Norma Jean Paulus (née Petersen; March 13, 1933 – February 28, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician. She was born in Belgrade, Nebraska. She was a member of the Republican Party. Paulus was the Oregon Secretary of State from 1977 to 1985. 
Paulus ran in the Republican primary for the United States Senate in 1995 after Bob Packwood resigned. She lost the primary to Gordon H. Smith.
Paulus died on February 28, 2019 at her home in Portland, Oregon of complications from vascular dementia, aged 85.