Paul has served as a public school trustee and alderman for the City of St. Albert under her married name of Pam Smith. She was elected in a hotly contested race in
Edmonton Castle Downs in the
1997 provincial election by just 83 votes, for the
Alberta Liberal Party. While serving as member of the Legislative Assembly, Paul's divorced husband was arrested for domestic abuse, including tire-slashing, stocking, death threats, and having a rifle in his possession. She used her time as MLA to bring domestic violence, and woman's rights issues into the public spotlight. In 1999 she sat as an independent after her experiences created turmoil in the Liberal caucus and did not run in the 2001 election. Paul became an International Women's Day Award Recipient in 2005.
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