Erik Paulsen
Former representative for Minnesota's 3rd district · Republican; served until January 3, 2019
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Seats held: Representative for MN-3, 2009–2019.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 16 of 28 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (36.3% support, likely 28.8–43.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53.5% support, likely 45.9–61%) | Too close to call |
| Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (71.6% support, likely 64.5–78.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.5% support, likely 68.5–82.4%) | With the majority |
| Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.4% support, likely 65.8–84.9%) | With the majority |
| No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (withhold grants from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.9% support, likely 44.9–64.9%) | Too close to call |
| Kate's Law (longer prison terms for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally after deportation) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (88.3% support, likely 80.4–96.3%) | With the majority |
| Financial CHOICE Act (roll back the Dodd-Frank financial rules) | June 8, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (33.9% support, likely 24.2–43.6%) | Against the majority |
| Partly repeal the Affordable Care Act (American Health Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (38.3% support, likely 30.8–45.9%) | Against the majority |
| American Health Care Act (partly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (45.3% support, likely 35.4–55.3%) | Too close to call |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) | May 3, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (68.8% support, likely 59–78.6%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | January 6, 2016 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.8% support, likely 47.1–62.5%) | Too close to call |
| Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) | December 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (87.2% support, likely 81.3–93.2%) | With the majority |
| Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) | December 2, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (83.4% support, likely 77.1–89.8%) | With the majority |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (57.3% support, likely 49.6–64.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (62.6% support, likely 52.9–72.3%) | Related bill, not counted |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.1% support, likely 65.3–84.9%) | With the majority |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.7% support, likely 53.3–76%) | With the majority |
| Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) | March 26, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (67.3% support, likely 59.8–74.8%) | With the majority |
| Approve the Keystone XL pipeline | February 11, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64% support, likely 54.4–73.6%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | February 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53.9% support, likely 44.1–63.6%) | Too close to call |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution) | April 10, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (31.6% support, likely 24.2–39%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Raise the debt ceiling | February 11, 2014 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (48.2% support, likely 40.6–55.9%) | Too close to call |
| Agriculture bill (farm programs and food stamps, 2014 Farm Bill) | January 29, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.9% support, likely 57.4–72.3%) | With the majority |
| Student Success Act (return control of K-12 school standards to states) | July 19, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (42.5% support, likely 32.5–52.5%) | Too close to call |
| Ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) | June 18, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (55.3% support, likely 45.2–65.4%) | Too close to call |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | May 16, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (49.5% support, likely 39.4–59.5%) | Too close to call |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (87.4% support, likely 79.1–95.8%) | With the majority |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (91.4% support, likely 84.3–98.5%) | With the majority |
| Tax Hike Prevention Act (extend the Bush-era income tax cuts for all incomes) | August 1, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (21.9% support, likely 14.2–29.6%) | Against the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | July 11, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (41.4% support, likely 33–49.7%) | Against the majority |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution for 2013) | March 29, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (19.4% support, likely 11.9–26.8%) | Against the majority |
| Simpson-Bowles budget plan | March 28, 2012 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (56.1% support, likely 47.8–64.5%) | Too close to call |
| U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement | October 12, 2011 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.1% support, likely 45.7–62.5%) | Too close to call |
| End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) | December 15, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (68.3% support, likely 58.5–78.2%) | Against the majority |
| End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) | December 15, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (70.2% support, likely 62.1–78.4%) | Against the majority |
| Financial reform (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) | June 30, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (72.3% support, likely 64.1–80.5%) | Against the majority |
| Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) | May 27, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (68.6% support, likely 60.2–77%) | Against the majority |
| Health care reform (Affordable Care Act) | March 21, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (54.7% support, likely 44.7–64.8%) | Too close to call |
| Affordable Care Act of 2010 | March 21, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (60.3% support, likely 50.7–69.8%) | Against the majority |
| Health care reform (Affordable Care Act) | March 21, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (50.8% support, likely 40.7–60.9%) | Too close to call |
| Health care reform (House bill, November 2009) | November 7, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (45.9% support, likely 35.1–56.7%) | Too close to call |
| American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) | June 26, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (57.7% support, likely 46.9–68.5%) | Too close to call |
| American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) | June 26, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64.9% support, likely 53.1–76.8%) | Against the majority |
| American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) | June 26, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (56.7% support, likely 47.9–65.5%) | Too close to call |
| Expand federal hate-crimes law to cover sexual orientation and gender identity | April 29, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (61.1% support, likely 51.3–71%) | Against the majority |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) | February 13, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (49.8% support, likely 38.4–61.1%) | Too close to call |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) | February 13, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (57.1% support, likely 47.2–67.1%) | Too close to call |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) | February 13, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (47.3% support, likely 37.8–56.9%) | Too close to call |
| Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) | February 4, 2009 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (73.2% support, likely 63.7–82.8%) | With the majority |
| Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) | February 4, 2009 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (72.7% support, likely 61.5–83.8%) | With the majority |
| Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) | February 4, 2009 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (72.1% support, likely 63.9–80.4%) | With the majority |
| Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (more time to sue over pay discrimination) | January 27, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (59.9% support, likely 49.9–69.8%) | Too close to call |
Attendance
In the 115th Congress, Erik Paulsen missed 14 of 1,210 House votes (1.2%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 91.3% of the time.