Device Industry Champion Erik Paulsen In Tough Election Fight To Retain House Seat

 
• By Sue Darcey

Longtime medtech industry supporter and device tax repeal sponsor Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., is in a tough political fight against his challenger, businessman Dean Phillips, a Minnesota Democrat who has been publicly chiding Paulsen for helping to push tax reforms through Congress that are viewed as less favorable to the middle class than to corporations.

Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn. and – Minnesota businessman and Democrat Dean Phillips, a vodka and gelato businessman, who is challenging Paulsen for his Minnesota District 3 seat.
Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., (left) is in a tough election fight against businessman Dean Phillips • Source: Rep. Erik Paulsen's office and Dean Phillips campaign site

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