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Former Utah state Sen. Paula Julander died at 86 in Sugar House.

Julander served in the House and Senate until stepping down in 2005.

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Democratic state Sen. Paula Julander died in Sugar House on Monday at the age of 86, her daughter confirmed Tuesday.

Julander represented Salt Lake City in both the state House and Senate starting in 1989, after she defeated incumbent and future Gov. Olene Walker for a seat representing Utah's 24th House District. She served two terms in the House and was elected to the state Senate in 1998, where she served until 2005, when she resigned due to health reasons.

Several current and former elected officials paid their respects to Julander on social media, and Julie Shipman said she was surprised by the large number of

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