Erik Paulsen
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Ramstad |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 42B district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Sidney J. Pauly |
| Succeeded by | Jenifer Loon |
| Minnesota House Majority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Pawlenty |
| Succeeded by | Tony Sertich |
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May 14, 1965 Bakersfield, California |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Paulsen |
| Residence | Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | St. Olaf College |
| Occupation | Business analyst |
| Website | www |
Erik Philip Paulsen (born May 14, 1965) is an American politician serving in the United States House of Representatives for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and as Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. His district in the western part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area includes Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Maple Grove and Wayzata.
Born in Bakersfield, California, Paulsen graduated from Chaska High School in Minnesota in 1983. He attended St. Olaf College, and received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics in 1987. After college, Paulsen worked as an intern for Republican Senator Rudy Boschwitz from 1989 until Boschwitz was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Wellstone in 1990. Paulsen then took a staff position with Republican Representative Jim Ramstad in Washington, D.C. He worked on Ramstad's local congressional campaign in 1992 before seeking election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1994.
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