Former Maryland State Sen. Paula Hollinger dies after battle with leukemia

Former state Sen. Paula Hollinger dies at age 85

Former Sen. Paula Hollinger, who represented Baltimore County for nearly 30 years in the State House, died Wednesday at age 85. (File photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)During Women’s History Month last year, Sen. Shelly Hettleman (D-Baltimore County) stood and paid homage to former Sen. Paula Hollinger as a trailblazer, especially when it came to women’s reproductive rights. On Thursday, Hettleman stood again to share thoughts about Holli…

Former Maryland State Sen. Paula Hollinger dies after battle with leukemia

Former State Sen. Paula Hollinger, who sponsored abortion rights and several major pieces of health care legislation in a more than 30-year career in Annapolis, has died. Hollinger’s daughter Ilene told WBAL NewsRadio that her mother died Wednesday night at her home in Florida after suffering from leukemia. She was 85. Hollinger, a Democrat, was a nurse who was elected to the House of Delegates in 1978 to represent the Pikesville and Randallstow…

Former Sen. Paula C. Hollinger Dies at 85

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Paula Hollinger, former state senator who fought for women’s reproductive rights, dies at 85

Barely taller than Barbara Mikulski but, similarly, wielding big influence, Hollinger represented Baltimore County for nearly 30 years in the Maryland State House.