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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
05/04/2015	H.Res.248	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate preparatory work to begin negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia.	05/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.2115	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent rules related to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds and business development companies.	04/29/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/14/2015	H.R.1788	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.	04/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/07/2015	H.R.1547	Family Health Care Flexibility Act	04/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/26/2015	H.Con.Res.19	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.	02/26/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/13/2015	H.Res.106	Supporting quality of life for prostate cancer patients.	02/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/09/2015	H.R.640	Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2015	02/09/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 13. (All Actions)
02/04/2015	H.R.159	Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015	02/04/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
01/08/2015	H.R.232	Small BREW Act	01/08/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/20/2014	H.R.5767	Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act	11/20/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/23/2014	H.R.5178	Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act	07/23/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/26/2014	H.R.4691	Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2014	06/26/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370. (All Actions)
03/06/2014	H.R.4177	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Medicare beneficiaries participating in a Medicare Advantage MSA to contribute their own money to their MSA.	03/06/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/21/2014	H.R.3610	Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014	05/21/2014 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
05/09/2014	H.R.4647	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.	05/09/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/01/2014	H.R.4555	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent rules related to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds.	05/01/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/30/2014	H.R.627	National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act	04/30/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
03/04/2014	H.R.4146	Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2014	03/04/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
01/17/2014	H.R.3890	Better Care, Lower Cost Act	01/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/10/2014	H.R.3838	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a consumer renewable credit for utilities that sell intermittent renewable power.	01/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (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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