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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
02/16/2017	H.R.351	Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
02/15/2017	H.R.1098	New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017
02/15/2017	H.R.849	Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
02/09/2017	H.R.750	Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017
02/07/2017	H.R.960	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings.
02/06/2017	H.R.874	Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act
02/06/2017	H.R.871	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt premiums paid on non-cash-value property and casualty insurance from the taxes to enforce reporting on certain foreign accounts.
02/06/2017	H.R.459	Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017
02/06/2017	H.R.392	Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017
02/02/2017	H.R.828	Investing in Opportunity Act
02/01/2017	H.R.592	Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
02/01/2017	H.R.576	Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act
01/30/2017	H.R.721	BRACE Act
01/27/2017	H.R.704	Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2017
01/26/2017	H.R.442	Cuba Trade Act of 2017
01/25/2017	H.R.453	Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017
01/25/2017	H.R.246	To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
01/24/2017	H.Con.Res.13	Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
01/03/2017	H.R.60	ENLIST Act
12/16/2016	H.R.4352	Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016

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