Erik Paulsen

Mr. Paulsen Goes to Washington

tptadmin — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:34:28 -0600

Meet Erik Paulsen the newest Minnesota member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Third District Debate Live!

tptadmin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:04:13 -0500

Almanac brings you a live debate with three people who want to replace Jim Ramstad in Congress. Republican Erik Paulsen, Democrat Ashwin Madia and Independence Party member David Dillon answer questions posed by Eric and Mary.

Minnesota Speaks - 3rd District Debate

tptadmin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:34:36 -0500

Representative Jim Ramstad has stepped aside, now State Representative Erik Paulsen the Republican Party's endorsement faces off with DFL endorsed Ashwin Madia, an Iraq war veteran and first-time office-seeker, and the Independence Party endorsed David Dillon in this forum moderated by tpt's Mary Lahammer. This forum is a partnership between the Minnesota Channel and AARP.

First TV Debate

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:53:00 -0500

Tonight on TPT-17 at 7:00pm I will host the first televised debate in the most important congressional race in Minnesota and one of the top races in the country. AARP is co-sponsoring the debate with us, we'll address issues important to 50+ and plenty of other timely and important issues to all of us. Squaring off will be Independence Party's David Dillon, Democrat Ashwin Madia and Republican Erik Paulsen. The candidates that hit 5% in an independent poll are included. Should be interesting!

Day Four at the Republican National Convention

tptadmin — Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:14:45 -0500

Day Four of the Republican National Convention came to a close as Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and congressional candidate Eric Paulsen addressed the crowd and John McCain accepted the party’s nomination of president.

Pawlenty & Paulsen

Mary Lahammer — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:22:22 -0500

Gov. Tim Pawlenty got a standing ovation immediately upon walking out on to the stage at the RNC. It was the first speech of the night that people actually stopped and listened to. Most of his remarks we've heard before, but this national audience liked it. They answered along with his refrain "John McCain put our country first." The VP contender said "I've gotten to know John McCain and his purple heart is a heart of gold."
Privately, most delegates and reporters say Pawlenty deserved a better speaking slot and were disappointed with him getting about five minutes early in the night. Most expected he would be introducing McCain.

Rep. Erik Paulsen also got a quick speaking slot even earlier in the night. His DFL opponent Ashwin Madia got to wave from the stage at the DNC. We spoke to Paulsen right after his speech and he said it was exciting and valuable.

The Political Panel

tptadmin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:03:32 -0500

The Governor's vetoes will be one topic with this week's version of the panel. Democrats Wy Spano and Mary Jo McGuire match wits with Republicans Sarah Janecek and Brian Sullivan.

Meet Erik Paulsen

tptadmin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:23:08 -0600

He's the Republican who's running for Congress in the Third District (that's Jim Ramstad's seat).

The Political Panel

tptadmin — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:27:41 -0500

Will Steger and Pawlenty ... the 3rd District Race ... Presidential politix. We touch on all of it during the panel this week. Republicans Sarah Janecek and David Strom square off with DFLers Ember Reichgott Junge and Mary Jo McGuire.

Bonoff Makes It Official

Mary Lahammer — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:04:21 -0500

There's been a couple of candidates running real campaigns to replace 3rd District Congressman Jim Ramstad for weeks now. But many of us in the political world have been wondering when a candidate was actually going to hold that big kick-off event. Now State Senator Terri Bonoff will become the first to make it official at a press conference Monday at Hopkins High School.
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