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Erik Paulsen

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2009–2019ID P000594
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 4,586 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 4,586 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
2015 → 2017
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20092015
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
10.6%with Democrats
of 829 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2015 → 2017, +4 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 21, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNational Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1862Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 829 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.1% · 1,187 votes
Economics and Public Finance14.6% · 1,020 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.7% · 358 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.7% · 239 votes
Environmental Protection4.9% · 204 votes
Finance and Financial Sector2.7% · 188 votes
Energy3.2% · 187 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources14.4% · 167 votes
Health6.5% · 124 votes
Taxation0% · 106 votes
Emergency Management8.5% · 94 votes
Transportation and Public Works12.6% · 87 votes
Agriculture and Food15.7% · 70 votes
Education8.8% · 68 votes
Law1.9% · 53 votes
Water Resources Development5.9% · 51 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4.3% · 47 votes
Science, Technology, Communications4.8% · 42 votes
Housing and Community Development7.3% · 41 votes
Labor and Employment2.5% · 40 votes
International Affairs7.7% · 26 votes
Commerce4% · 25 votes
Immigration4.8% · 21 votes
Native Americans5.6% · 18 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 10 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 10 votes
Social Welfare10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Animals— · 9 votes
Families— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

5 Congresses
111th · 2009115th · 2017
Republican · House · MN111th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
EP

Erik Paulsen

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSER2009–20195 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
7.6%with Democrats
of 4,586 votes · 92.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 4,586 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts2015→17, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020092017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 829 votes10.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 829 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress0.1% · 1,187
Economics and Public Finance14.6% · 1,020
Armed Forces and National Security11.7% · 358
Government Operations and Politics1.7% · 239
Environmental Protection4.9% · 204
Finance and Financial Sector2.7% · 188
Energy3.2% · 187
Public Lands and Natural Resources14.4% · 167
Health6.5% · 124
Taxation0% · 106
Emergency Management8.5% · 94
Transportation and Public Works12.6% · 87
Agriculture and Food15.7% · 70
Education8.8% · 68
Law1.9% · 53
Water Resources Development5.9% · 51
Crime and Law Enforcement4.3% · 47
Science, Technology, Communications4.8% · 42
Housing and Community Development7.3% · 41
Labor and Employment2.5% · 40
International Affairs7.7% · 26
Commerce4% · 25
Immigration4.8% · 21
Native Americans5.6% · 18
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 10
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 10
Social Welfare10% · 10
Animals— · 9
Families— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

111th · 2009115th · 2017
Republican111th–115th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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