Hollinger chaired the Senate Education , Health , and Environmental Affairs Committee in the Maryland General Assembly , serving as the only woman to chair one of the four standing senate committees . Hollinger is often noted for the surface disparity of her height , standing at 4 ' 9 " , and her stature as one of the most powerful women in the state . She is often heard calling people " honey , " and is ubiquitously known as just " Paula . " Hollinger is a former nurse , teacher and lecturer . She was a delegate for then Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter at the 1976 Democratic Convention , she also attended the 2000 Democratic Convention as a delegate for former Vice President Al Gore
1976 Democratic Convention
1976 Democratic National Convention
Paula Hollinger