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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
05/17/2017	H.R.2503	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	05/17/2017 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2386	Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017	05/04/2017 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2385	Tariff Inversion Jobs Act of 2017	05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.1953	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	H.R.1840	Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation Act of 2017	03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/22/2017	H.R.1686	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities.	03/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/16/2017	H.R.1175	Health Savings Act of 2017	03/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.Res.142	Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".	02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.807	Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.894	Interest for Others Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/30/2017	H.R.747	Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017	01/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/26/2017	H.Con.Res.10	Expressing the sense of the Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically and continue to provide critical benefits to Americans and United States communities.	01/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
01/24/2017	H.R.686	DIGIT Act	01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/06/2017	H.R.365	Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017	01/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.R.184	Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017	01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/07/2016	H.R.6274	Hospital Outcomes Act of 2016	10/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.Res.914	Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month".	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.5719	Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act	09/26/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.6015	Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/25/2016	H.Res.840	Expressing support for designation of the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week".	07/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)

Total: 943

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/21/2010	H.Res.611	Supporting the goals and ideals of "Fragile X Awareness Day".
07/01/2010	H.R.2194	Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010	Conference Report Agreed to (99-0)	Not Voting
06/17/2010	H.R.5554	Small Business Assistance and Relief Act of 2010
06/15/2010	H.R.5092	To amend section 48 (relating to depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
06/15/2010	H.Res.1006	Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to safeguard and uphold the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
06/14/2010	H.Con.Res.287	Recognizing Associated Builders and Contractors on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its founding and for the many vital contributions merit shop commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction contractors make to the quality of life of the people of the United States.
05/28/2010	H.R.5453	Protecting Against Indebting our Descendants through Fully Offset Relief (PAID FOR) Temporary Extension Act of 2010
05/24/2010	H.R.5369	Manufactured Housing Licensing Clarification Act of 2010
05/20/2010	H.R.2546	Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010
05/17/2010	H.R.959	Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010
05/11/2010	H.Res.1346	Opposing the imposition of a value-added tax.
05/06/2010	H.R.2421	Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
05/05/2010	H.R.24	To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
05/04/2010	H.Res.1213	Recognizing the need to improve the participation and performance of America's students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, supporting the ideals of National Lab Day, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
05/04/2010	H.Res.1132	Honoring the USS New Mexico as the sixth Virginia-class submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy to protect and defend the United States.	Passed	Yea
04/27/2010	H.Res.1033	Expressing support for designation of April 2010 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.
04/26/2010	H.R.4556	To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
04/20/2010	H.R.5081	Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010
04/20/2010	H.Res.1257	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Financial Literacy Month, 2010, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
04/13/2010	H.Con.Res.260	Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, and reaffirming unequivocal support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.

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