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Erik Paulsen
Erik Paulsen
Paulsen worked for U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz and for retiring incumbent Jim Ramstad, first in Washington and then back in Minnesota as director of Ramstad’s state office. Elected to the Legislature in 1994, Paulsen, of Eden Prairie, was chosen for several leadership positions, including House Majority Leader. Unlike the DFL endorsement battle, Paulsen’s path to the party endorsement was clear. He faced no Republican opposition to the seat.
Even with the Ramstad connections, though, Paulsen’s task will be to establish himself as the best fit for the suburban western Hennepin County District. It is the state’s most affluent district and is closely divided politically. President Bush won the district in 2004 with 51 percent of the vote. But Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar carried it with 55.5 percent in 2006.
Age: 43
Family: Wife, Kelly, four daughters
Education: St. Olaf College. BA Mathematics
Career: Business analyst, Target Corp.
Website: www.paulsenforcongress.com
Erik Paulsen stories from Star Tribune
- Effort builds to repeal nuclear power banPoliticians, union and business leaders pressure Legislature to lift moratorium, saying attitudes are shifting.
- Effort to scrap anti-nuclear law in Minn. ramps upA push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change.
- Speech is at 7 p.m., but "pre-buttals" will come firstActivists of all stripes in the nation's bitter health care debate aren't even waiting for President Obama's prime time address to spin and weigh in on it.
- Readers Write for Sunday, Aug. 16
- No shortage of calls and e-mails to Minnesota's delegation in health care debate
- Health insurers fighting overhaul plan with cash
- Paulsen leans to conservative side in his balancing act
- State's GOP to elect new House minority leader
- Paulsen will again benefit from GOP plan to help vulnerable House members
- Keeping campaign funds (almost) all in the family
Campaign finance information
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Money raised: Jan. 1, 2007 - Oct 15, 2008 |
Money raised: | $2,426,540 |
| Money spent: | $1,709,639 | |
| Cash on hand: | $716,859 | |
| Minnesota contributions: | $0 | |
