Erik Paulsen

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Erik Paulsen
Image of Erik Paulsen

Republican Party

Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives
U.S. House Minnesota District 3
Successor: Dean Phillips

Compensation

Net worth

$564,515

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

High school

Chaska High School, Chaska, MN

Bachelor's

St. Olaf College

Personal
Religion
Lutheran - LCMS
Profession
Business
Contact

Campaign website

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Personal website

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Erik Paulsen (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2009. He left office on January 3, 2019.

Paulsen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Paulsen served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 2008.[1]

Biography

Paulsen was born in 1965 in Bakersfield, California. After graduating from public high school in Chaska, Minnesota, he went on to earn his B.A. at St. Olaf College in 1987. Prior to his political career, Paulsen worked as a businessman.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Paulsen's academic, professional, and political career:[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
See also: Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election (August 14, 2018 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 3

Dean Phillips defeated incumbent Erik Paulsen in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Dean Phillips (D)
 
55.6
 
202,404
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Erik Paulsen (R)
 
44.2
 
160,839
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
706

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 363,949
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3

Dean Phillips defeated Cole Young in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Dean Phillips
 
81.6
 
56,677
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Cole Young
 
18.4
 
12,784

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,461
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3

Incumbent Erik Paulsen advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 3 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Erik Paulsen
 
100.0
 
39,077

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,077
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2016

See also: Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Erik Paulsen (R) defeated Terri Bonoff (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in August.[2][3]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngErik Paulsen Incumbent 56.7% 223,077
     Democratic Terri Bonoff 43% 169,243
     N/A Write-in 0.3% 1,144
Total Votes 393,464
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

2014

See also: Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngErik Paulsen Incumbent 62.1% 167,515
     Democratic Sharon Sund 37.8% 101,846
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 224
Total Votes 269,585
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

2012

See also: Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngErik Paulsen Incumbent 58.1% 222,335
     Democratic Brian Barnes 41.8% 159,937
     NA Write-in 0.1% 433
Total Votes 382,705
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link)
Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngErik Paulsen Incumbent 90.2% 18,672
John Howard 9.8% 2,032
Total Votes 20,704

Full history


Campaign themes

2018

Campaign website

Paulsen's campaign website stated the following:


“

I‘m working hard on the issues most important to my constituents and believe in offering positive, principled, and results-oriented solutions to the many challenges we face. Washington has been on the wrong track for far too long, and it is critical that we enact real, meaningful reforms that will put people back to work, while finally putting our nation on track for a sustainable economic recovery so that we can provide a healthy fiscal future for our children and grandchildren.

Job Creation and Promoting Prosperity

America’s success has always been greatly tied to the strength of our economy. Unfortunately, we remain in the midst of an anemic economic recovery that follows a difficult recession that affected all Americans. It’s past time that Congress put partisan politics aside and enact real policies to get Americans back to work. An economic recovery without jobs is not a real recovery.

My business experience taught me the importance of sound economic policy. I support proven pro-growth economic policies, including:

  • A simple, fair and more competitive tax code that makes it easier for families and businesses to work, save, invest and innovate.
  • Cutting red tape for small businesses so they can hire new employees and re-invest in their business.
  • Moving forward on free trade agreements to open up new markets.
  • Stopping out-of-control spending and the skyrocketing debt.
  • Healthcare reforms that lower costs for everyone without breaking the bank.
  • A comprehensive approach to energy, including the expansion of nuclear and renewable energies. We need to build the Keystone Pipeline, which will create over 20,000 jobs and supply our country with more North American-made energy. Becoming less reliant on foreign sources of energy will make America safer and stronger economically.

Restoring Fiscal Discipline

Washington is spending and borrowing at alarming rates, and the result is record-high budget deficits and a national debt of $16 trillion. This burden equates to more than $50,000 for each and every Minnesotan. We now have a debt that is larger than our entire nation’s GDP. This debt is not only a burden placed on our children and grandchildren, but it also continues to dampen the prospects of the economic recovery we should have seen long ago. Minnesota families don’t have the option of simply spending more money than they have, and neither should the Federal Government. One of my top priorities in Congress is bringing fiscal sanity to Washington. My first vote in Congress was against the release of $350 billion in bailout spending, and I’ve since voted against trillions in wasteful Washington spending.

Reforming Health Care

There is no doubt that health care needs reform in the United States. However, raising taxes and taking away options in benefits is not the answer. We need to rein in skyrocketing costs, improve quality and expand access – without breaking the bank. I support bipartisan, common sense solutions to do exactly that, including:

  • Paying for quality, not quantity.
  • Focusing on prevention and wellness.
  • Fostering greater competition by allowing insurance to be purchased across states lines and allowing small businesses to pool together.
  • Making sure that people with pre-existing conditions are covered by insurance.
  • Providing transparency when it comes to health care costs.
  • Enacting real medical liability reform to end junk lawsuits.

We need to repeal the new $30 billion excise tax on medical devices that threatens thousands of high-paying Minnesota jobs. Many companies have already cut their workforce due to the looming tax. This is not the way to spur innovation and reform our health care system. I am the chief author of legislation to repeal this onerous tax so the United States can retain its position as a global leader and continue to innovate and grow jobs.

A Secure Nation and Supporting our Veterans

Ensuring the safety of all Americans is the most solemn duty of the federal government. Our nation’s commitment to our men and women in uniform, and their families, must never waver. Working on behalf of our veterans and service members is one of my top priorities. I also believe our military must have the best equipment and support possible — before, during and after their deployment.

I coauthored the Military Voting Protection Act to strengthen the voting rights of troops overseas, secured key funding for the Minnesota National Guard returning home, addressed payment inequities for our soldiers and their families, and continue to aid numerous veterans in getting the assistance they deserve.

Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders

Investing in new technology, and math and science education directly feeds into our nation’s ability to continue to lead the world in productivity and economic growth. America’s history is filled with stories of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have improved the quality of life and economic prosperity of our nation, and the world. We must continue to ensure that the generation of tomorrow’s leaders will be able to compete with the best and brightest globally and lead our country in the 21st Century. Our children will no longer compete with children across the street, but with children across the globe. We need to ensure that our education system is accountable to students, parents, teachers, and the taxpayer. We must continue to push the envelope in science, technology, engineering and math to ensure that American continues to lead the world in technological innovation.[6]

”
—Paulsen for Congress[7]

Campaign advertisements

The following is an example of an ad from Paulsen's 2018 election campaign.

"Threatened" - Paulsen campaign ad, released July 11, 2018

2016

The following issues were listed on Paulsen's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Jobs and Economy: I support proven pro-growth economic policies, including: simple, fair and more competitive tax code that makes it easier for families and businesses to work, save, invest and innovate. Cutting red tape for small businesses so they can hire new employees and re-invest in their business. Moving forward on free trade agreements to open up new markets. Stopping out-of-control spending and the skyrocketing debt.Healthcare reforms that lower costs for everyone without breaking the bank.
  • Fiscal Discipline: Minnesota families don’t have the option of simply spending more money than they have, and neither should the Federal Government. One of my top priorities in Congress is bringing fiscal sanity to Washington. My first vote in Congress was against the release of $350 billion in bailout spending, and I’ve since voted against trillions in wasteful Washington spending.
  • Healtchare Reform: We need to rein in skyrocketing costs, improve quality and expand access – without breaking the bank. I support bipartisan, common sense solutions to do exactly that, including:I support bipartisan, common sense solutions to do exactly that, including: Paying for quality, not quantity. Focusing on prevention and wellness.Fostering greater competition by allowing insurance to be purchased across states lines and allowing small businesses to pool together.Making sure that people with pre-existing conditions are covered by insurance.Providing transparency when it comes to health care costs.
  • National Security and Veterans: Our nation’s commitment to our men and women in uniform, and their families, must never waver. Working on behalf of our veterans and service members is one of my top priorities. I also believe our military must have the best equipment and support possible — before, during and after their deployment.
  • Education: Investing in new technology, and math and science education directly feeds into our nation’s ability to continue to lead the world in productivity and economic growth. America’s history is filled with stories of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have improved the quality of life and economic prosperity of our nation, and the world.

[6]

”
—Erik Paulen's campaign website, http://paulsenforcongress.com/issues/

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Paulsen was assigned to the following committees:[8]

2015-2016

Paulsen served on the following committees:[9]

2013-2014

Paulsen served on the following committees:[10]

2011-2012

Paulsen served on the following House committees:[11]

Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Campaign finance summary

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Erik Paulsen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018U.S. House Minnesota District 3Lost general$5,825,348 $5,908,717
2016U.S. House, Minnesota District 3Won $4,895,379 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Minnesota, District 3)Won $3,196,225 N/A**
2012U.S. House Minnesota District 3Won $3,113,793 N/A**
2010U.S. House Minnesota District 3Won $2,688,948 N/A**
2008U.S. House Minnesota District 3Won $2,781,437 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Paulsen's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $250,030 and $879,000. That averages to $564,515, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Paulsen ranked as the 258th most wealthy representative in 2012.[115] Between 2007 and 2012, Paulsen's calculated net worth[116] increased by an average of 7 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[117]

Erik Paulsen Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2007$416,456
2012$564,515
Growth from 2007 to 2012:36%
Average annual growth:7%[118]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[119]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Paulsen received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 2007-2014, 27.94 percent of Paulsen's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[120]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Erik Paulsen Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $11,093,936
Total Spent $8,823,011
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$889,038
Insurance$659,778
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$547,349
Health Professionals$531,986
Securities & Investment$471,600
% total in top industry8.01%
% total in top two industries13.96%
% total in top five industries27.94%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Paulsen was a moderate Republican leader as of July 2014.[121] This was the same rating Paulsen received in June 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[122]

Paulsen most often votes with:

Paulsen least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Paulsen missed 49 of 5,013 roll call votes from January 2009 to September 2015. This amounted to 1 percent, which was lower than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[121]

Congressional Staff Salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Paulsen paid his congressional staff a total of $899,145 in 2011. Overall, Minnesota ranked 26th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[123]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Paulsen ranked 111th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[124]

2012

Paulsen ranked 110th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[125]

2011

Paulsen ranked 107th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[126]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Paulsen voted with the Republican Party 94.6 percent of the time, which ranked 104th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2013

Paulsen voted with the Republican Party 97.8 percent of the time, which ranked 30th among the 234 House Republican members as of June 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Paulsen lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with his wife, Kelly, and their four daughters.[127] He is an LCMS (Missouri Synod) Lutheran and attends Victory Lutheran Church.[128]

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biographical Guide to Members of Congress, "Erik Paulsen," accessed December 8, 2011
  2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 1, 2016
  3. ↑ Politico, "Minnesota House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ Paulsen for Congress, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2018
  8. ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
  9. ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
  10. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed January 22, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "House of Representatives Committee Assignments," accessed December 8, 2011
  12. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed December 13, 2018
  13. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 284," June 21, 2018
  14. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 282," June 21, 2018
  15. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed March 12, 2019
  16. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 549," October 3, 2017
  17. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 344," June 29, 2017
  18. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 342," June 29, 2017
  19. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 256," May 4, 2017
  20. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 405," September 26, 2018
  21. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 399," September 13, 2018
  22. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 313," June 28, 2018
  23. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 257," June 8, 2018
  24. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 216," May 22, 2018
  25. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 127," March 22, 2018
  26. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 69," February 9, 2018
  27. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 60," February 6, 2018
  28. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 44," January 22, 2018
  29. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 33," January 18, 2018
  30. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 708," December 21, 2017
  31. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 692," December 19, 2017
  32. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 670," December 7, 2017
  33. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 637," November 16, 2017
  34. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 589," October 26, 2017
  35. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 557," October 5, 2017
  36. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 528," September 14, 2017
  37. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 480," September 8, 2017
  38. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 441," September 6, 2017
  39. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 299," June 8, 2017
  40. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 249," May 3, 2017
  41. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 230," May 24, 2018
  42. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 49," January 30, 2018
  43. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 631," November 14, 2017
  44. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 435," July 27, 2017
  45. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 413," July 25, 2017
  46. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 437," July 28, 2017
  47. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 407," July 24, 2017
  48. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 378," July 14, 2017
  49. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 136," March 8, 2017
  50. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 113th Congress," accessed April 29, 2015
  51. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
  52. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
  53. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 361," June 12, 2015
  54. ↑ Roll Call, "Deadline for TAA Do-Over Vote Extended to July 30 (Updated)," June 15, 2015
  55. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 362," June 12, 2015
  56. ↑ Roll Call, "Deadline for TAA Do-Over Vote Extended to July 30 (Updated)," June 15, 2015
  57. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 374," June 18, 2015
  58. ↑ Politico, "Trade turnaround: House backs new power for Obama," June 18, 2015
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  60. ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
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  62. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R. 1735," accessed May 27, 2015
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  64. ↑ Congress.gov, "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
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  70. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015," accessed November 1, 2015
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  73. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1191 - Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015," accessed May 16, 2015
  74. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 226," accessed May 16, 2015
  75. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 3461," accessed September 11, 2015
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  83. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2048," accessed May 26, 2015
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  85. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 36 - the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," accessed May 16, 2015
  86. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "HR 36," accessed May 16, 2015
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  88. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 173," accessed November 2, 2015
  89. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act," accessed November 1, 2015
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  91. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 4038 - the American SAFE Act of 2015," accessed November 20, 2015
  92. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 643," accessed November 20, 2015
  93. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
  94. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
  95. ↑ 95.0 95.1 95.2 95.3 Project Vote Smart, "Representative Erik Paulsen's Voting Records on National Security," accessed September 26, 2013
  96. ↑ The Library of Congress, "Bill Summary & Status - 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) - H.R.624," accessed August 27, 2013
  97. ↑ Vote Smart, "Paulsen on agriculture," accessed September 26, 2013
  98. ↑ New York Times, "House Republicans Push Through Farm Bill, Without Food Stamps," accessed September 17, 2013
  99. ↑ 99.0 99.1 Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  100. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  101. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  102. ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  103. ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.AMDT.136," accessed August 28, 2013
  104. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Erik Paulsen's Voting Records on Immigration," accessed September 26, 2013
  105. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Erik Paulsen's Voting Records on Issue: Health and Healthcare," accessed September 26, 2013
  106. ↑ On the Issues, "Paulsen on Civil Rights," accessed September 11, 2013
  107. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Paulsen on abortion," accessed September 26, 2013
  108. ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
  109. ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
  110. ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
  111. ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
  112. ↑ On the Issues, "Paulsen on Homeland Security," accessed September 11, 2013
  113. ↑ 113.0 113.1 On the Issues, "Erik Paulsen on War and Peace," accessed September 11, 2013
  114. ↑ 114.0 114.1 On the Issues, "Paulsen," accessed September 11, 2013
  115. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Erik Paulsen (R-MN), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
  116. ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
  117. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  118. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  119. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
  120. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Rep. Erik Paulsen," accessed September 23, 2014
  121. ↑ 121.0 121.1 GovTrack, "Erik Paulsen," accessed July 28, 2014
  122. ↑ OpenCongress, "Erik Paulsen," accessed July 28, 2014
  123. ↑ LegiStorm, "Erik Paulsen," accessed October 9, 2012
  124. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed July 28, 2013
  125. ↑ National Journal, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," accessed February 26, 2013
  126. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
  127. ↑ Official House Site, "Biography," accessed December 8, 2011
  128. ↑ The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, "111th Congress includes four LCMS Lutherans," accessed October 14, 2014
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