Shayla Paige - Tarkin Shayla Paige - Tarkin was a Human female who became senator of the Seswenna sector at some point following the Eriadu Trade Summit in 32 . 5 BBY . An adamant supporter of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , leader of the Galactic Republic , Paige - Tarkin remained loyal to the government during the Separatist Crisis . In 22 BBY , the Crisis turned into a galactic - wide armed conflict known as the Clone Wars . During this conflict , Paige - Tarkin was the target of an attempted kidnapping that was thwarted by the clone trooper commander Fox . Biography . Shayla Paige - Tarkin was a member of the Tarkin family , a powerful clan of Humans from the planet of Eriadu , an important trade center of the Outer Rim Territories . At some point after the Eriadu Trade Summit in 32 . 5 BBY , Paige - Tarkin ascended to the position of senator of her native Seswenna sector in the Galactic Senate , succeeding a dark - complexioned Eriaduan male . Around the year 22 BBY , the Galactic Republic faced new political turmoil with the Separatist Crisis . A loose affiliation of planets and conglomerates who wished to leave the Republic had formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems — or CIS for short — under the guidance of the former Jedi Master Dooku . In the third month of the year , the Sluissi Senator Corlissi Ludar announced the secession of his sector from the Republic . In reaction , Paige - Tarkin was quick to assert Seswenna ' s loyalty to the government . In her statements , she made clear her contempt for the lawlessness of other Outer Rim worlds that had joined the CIS . She even added that her people would not hesitate to take arms if Seswenna ' s worlds became the front line in a hypothetical war . Paige - Tarkin ' s strong words were published in CoCo District ' s edition of the HoloNet News . Two months later , the Clone Wars erupted , with the brand new Grand Army of the Republic and the Jedi Order fighting the Separatists . As an unabashed follower of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , leader of the Republic , Senator Paige - Takin sided with the Loyalists during the conflict . Totally unaware of the Chancellor ' s Sith alter ego as Darth Sidious , she considered him a savior of the Republic and a role model . As the war dragged on , Paige - Tarkin became worried about Palpatine ' s health . She was delighted when the Chancellor called upon her , along with Senator Jannie Ha ' Nook from Glithnos and others , to support him during the conflict on Praesitlyn , a world close to the border of the Seswenna sector . Later during the Clone Wars , Dooku offered a generous live bounty on each Republican senator captured , and Paige - Tarkin was nearly caught in the nets of T ' doshok , a Trandoshan bounty hunter who tried to abduct her on Coruscant . However , the bounty hunter was arrested by Commander Fox , who was the clone trooper in charge of the Coruscant Guard at the time , and Paige - Tarkin remained safe . Personality and traits . Unlike greedy delegates who used their senatorial status to indulge their every whim — like Orn Free Taa of Ryloth , Shayla Paige - Tarkin genuinely cared for the fate of her sector . When Palpatine told her a Trade Federation invasion force had taken Praesitlyn , a planet that was close to the Seswenna sector , Paige - Tarkin gasped in awe . Her admiration for Palpatine was equally sincere . Paige - Tarkin noticed how the Chancellor looked increasingly tired and weary as the Clone Wars went on , and she feared for his health . Paige - Tarkin also expressed her feelings quite openly . She would often speak on impulse , with her voice reflecting her emotions , and she even used expletives such as " Great balls of fire ! " Behind the scenes . Shayla Paige - Tarkin was first mentioned on March 28 , 2002 in the forty - ninth issue of the HoloNet News website — a promotional in - universe tie - in published shortly before the release of . She made her first real appearance two years later in " Jedi Trial " , a 2004 Clone Wars - related novel written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg . In 2008 , she received a very brief mention in " Out Foxed " , a short story by Rob Valois , and was given an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .