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Erik Paulsen has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd district of the State of Minnesota, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Seniors 1.2 Education 1.3 Healthcare 1.4 Environment 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 External resources 7.2 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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Seniors

Paulsen opposes privatization of Social Security. On his campaign website, Paulsen says he will work to lower prescription drug prices for senior citizens, and make long-term can more affordable and accessible. ^[1]

Education

Paulsen believes that communities, parents and teachers should be able to make decisions about their school's curriculum. ^[2]

Healthcare

Paulsen supports increasing deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. ^[2]

Environment

Paulsen supported the Minnesota Greenhouse Gas reduction program. ^[2]

Bio

Paulsen was born May 14, 1965, Chanhassen, Minn. He graduated from St. Olaf College and took jobs with the Cable Value Network and later Sen. Rudy Boschwitz and Rep. Jim Ramstad. He currently is a business analyst for Target.Paulsen and his wife, Kelly, have four daughters. In 1994, Paulsen was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives and served there through 2008. From 2003 to 2007, he was the majority leader in the House. ^{[3] [4]}

2008 elections

Paulsen was the Republican nominee in the 2008 congressional election for the seat left open by the retirement of Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) .^[5] He ran unopposed in primary elections which took place on September 9, 2008.^[6] Paulsen defeated Democratic nominee Jigar Ashwin Madia in the November 2008 general election.^[7]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Wells Fargo	$ 27,650
Target Corp	$ 20,650
Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP	$ 20,138
US Bancorp	$ 16,750
General Mills	$ 15,750
Split Rock Partners	$ 15,750
Abbott Laboratories	$ 15,250
Twin City Fan Companies	$ 15,000
Boston Scientific Corp	$ 14,500
Lifetouch Inc	$ 14,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Erik Paulsen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Erik Paulsen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Erik Paulsen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Erik Paulsen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
  • Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Affiliations

Paulsen has been involved in the following leadership and fellowship programs:

• The Aspen Institute Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership
• The German Marshall Memorial Fellowship
• The Young Leaders Forum of the National Committee on U.S.-China relations
• American Council of Young Political Leaders

He is also involved in the following groups:

• Minneapolis Institute of Arts as Board Trustee
• Southdale YMCA as Board Member
• Eden Prairie a Better Chance Foundation as Board Member
• Learning Exchange, a place that helps people with disabilities, as Volunteer^[8]

More background data

Contact

DC office
127 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2871 Fax: 202-225-6351 Webform email
District offices
250 Prairie Center Drive, Suite 230, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Ph: (952) 405-8510 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://paulsenforcongress.com/ Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. 250 Prairie Center Drive, Suite 120, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Ph: 952-934-8999 Fax: (none entered)

Articles and resources

1. ↑ Erik Paulsen for Congress-Protect Seniors
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Erick Paulsen for Congress-Fact or Fiction
3. ↑ Erick Paulsen for Congress - About Erick
4. ↑ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
5. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District
6. ↑ Greg Giroux, "Franken Primary Win One of Many Key Results from Tuesday’s Primaries",CQ Politics, September 10, 2008
7. ↑ "Minnesota 2008 General Election", TheGreenPapers.com, November 4, 2008
8. ↑ The Paulsen Record, Erik Paulsen for Congress

External resources

• Official Paulsen for Congress website
• "The battle over suburban, exurban vote", The Politico

External articles

Semantic data (Edit data)

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250 Prairie Center Drive, Suite 230, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Phone: (952) 405-8510 / Fax: (952) 405-8514
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Date of Birth: May 14, 1965 November 4, 2008