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Erik Paulsen

Politician

Erik Paulsen is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Erik Paulsen · إريك بولسين · اريك بولسين · اریک پالسن · エリック・ポールセン · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Erik Philip Paulsen · Paulsen, Erik · اریک پالسن · エリック・ポールセン · 埃瑞克·保爾森				[sources]
Weak alias	Paulsen				[sources]
Birth date	1965-05-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Bakersfield				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Erik				[sources]
Last name	Paulsen				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	paulsen.house.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q466085				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · House of Representatives (member, 2015-2017) · House of Representatives (member, 2017-2019) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Chaska High School (-1983) · St. Olaf College (-1987)				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1965)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-21

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2009	2011
United States representative	2013-01-06

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