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: Experience: House: District 3, 2009-Present; Home State: Minnesota; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $3,050,903Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Erik Paulsen

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Kelly; 4 Children: Cassie, Briana, Tayler, Liesl

Birth Date: 05/14/1965

Birth Place: Bakersfield, CA

Home City: Eden Prairie, MN

Religion: Lutheran

Education

BA, Mathematics, Saint Olaf College, 1987

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1994-2008

Majority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2003-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Joint Economic Committee, Member

Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Member

Subcommittee on Trade, Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus

Member, Diabetes Caucus

Member, Financial Literacy Caucus

Member, Free Trade Working Group

Co-Chair, House Medical Technology Caucus

Member, India Caucus

Member, Korea-United States Free Trade Working Group

Member, Land Conservation Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, National Guard Caucus

Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group

Member, Renewable Energy Caucus

Member, United State-China Working Group

Member, Zoo Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Investment Analyst

Former Marketer, Cable Value Network

Legislative Assistant, Representative Jim Ramstad, United States House of Representatives

Former State Director, Representative Jim Ramstad, United States House of Representatives

Former Business Analyst, Target Corporation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, A Better Chance Foundation

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

Member, Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce

Board Member, Habitat for Global Learning

Board Member, Habitat for Technology

Volunteer, Learning Exchange

Board Member, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts

Board Member, Southdale Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Member, Victory Lutheran Church

Member, Young Leaders Forum, National Committee on United States-China Relations

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Oppose People have rights to choose their lifestyle, so they must live by the consequences of their choice. Society needs practical restrictions on gay rights to foster family development.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 126

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
08/05/2011	H.R.2770	Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011	08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/21/2011	H.R.2602	Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011	07/21/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
07/15/2011	H.R.2505	Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act	07/15/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/24/2011	H.R.2391	Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act	06/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
06/23/2011	H.R.2311	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations.	06/23/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/15/2011	H.R.2198	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.	06/15/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/01/2011	H.R.1789	State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2011	06/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
04/07/2011	H.R.1416	Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act	04/07/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/18/2011	H.R.605	Patients' Freedom to Choose Act	02/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6058	Wounded Warrior and Military Survivor Housing Assistance Act of 2010	09/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
09/28/2010	H.R.6225	Permanent End to TARP Act	09/28/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
09/20/2010	H.R.5913	Text a Tip Act of 2010	09/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
07/29/2010	H.R.5923	To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on tax health care benefits.	07/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/14/2010	H.Res.1438	Promoting increased awareness and diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) to address the high mortality rate of this treatable disease.	06/14/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/27/2010	H.R.5198	To express the sense of Congress that the Federal Pell Grant program should be a high funding priority.	05/27/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions)
04/21/2010	H.R.5095	Protect Medical Innovation Act	04/21/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/15/2010	H.R.3506	To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not change their policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from the policies and practices that were disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and for other purposes.	04/15/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
02/02/2010	H.R.4566	Erasing our National Debt Through Accountability and Responsibility Plan Act of 2010	02/02/2010 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
11/18/2009	H.R.4110	TARP Sunset Act of 2009	11/18/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
09/16/2009	H.R.3179	SIG TARP Small Business Awareness Act of 2009	09/16/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 943

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.R.2372	VETERAN Act
05/22/2017	H.R.1973	Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.1625	Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2559	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat bicycle sharing systems as mass transit facilities for purposes of the qualified transportation fringe.
05/18/2017	H.Res.128	Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/16/2017	H.R.2465	Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/08/2017	H.R.534	U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act
04/26/2017	H.R.2181	Insurance Company Tax Modernization and Parity Act of 2017
04/12/2017	H.R.2092	Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.1989	VET TEC Act
04/07/2017	H.R.1972	VA Billing Accountability Act
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/06/2017	H.R.1627	Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
04/06/2017	H.R.1346	To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
04/05/2017	H.Res.249	Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
04/05/2017	H.R.1384	Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act
03/31/2017	H.Res.236	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan partnership and supporting the pursuit of closer trade ties between the United States and Japan.

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