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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
12/13/2013	H.R.3705	Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization Act of 2013	12/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/13/2013	H.R.3681	AIM Act of 2013	12/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/20/2013	H.R.3119	Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2013	09/20/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/13/2013	H.R.2744	Child Sex Trafficking Data and Response Act of 2013	09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
08/13/2013	H.R.2404	Enhancing Nutrition Services to the Elderly and Disabled Act of 2013	08/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. (All Actions)
07/23/2013	H.R.2651	Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013	07/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/23/2013	H.R.2524	Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2013	07/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/19/2013	H.R.2194	Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013	06/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/15/2013	H.R.1227	STAPLE Act	04/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security. (All Actions)
04/09/2013	H.R.1248	Family Health Care Flexibility Act	04/09/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/08/2013	H.R.867	Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013	04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions)
03/05/2013	H.R.971	Ensuring Proper Community Investments Act of 2013	03/05/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/15/2013	H.Res.76	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.	02/15/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/06/2013	H.R.523	Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013	02/06/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/12/2012	H.R.6653	Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012	12/12/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/06/2012	H.R.6232	Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012	08/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/12/2012	H.R.436	Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012	06/12/2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5704	To renew the temporary suspension of duty on Methyl Hydroxyethyl Cellulose.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5703	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5702	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (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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