Category: Dean Phillips

Tim has seen Erik Paulsen become more and more extreme in his voting, and isn’t buying it any more.

Minnesota’s Third District prides itself in common sense thinking and moderation in politics. Tim values this trait, something that Dean applauds in our previous Representatives like Jim Ramstad and Bill Frenzel. But Dean — like Tim — is appalled by our current Congressman’s extreme voting record.

Are you a former Erik Paulsen supporter?  Let the campaign know here.

Sarah voted for Erik Paulsen before, but is appalled by his record on gun violence.

Gun violence is reaching terrifying levels in America, and Congressman Paulsen and other NRA-sponsored politicians are making it nearly impossible to enact common sense gun violence prevention measures that both protect Second Amendment Rights and promote the safety of our children and our communities — and Sarah’s had enough!

Are you a former Erik Paulsen supporter?  Let the campaign know here.

Phillips for Congress Releases Video Series Featuring Former Erik Paulsen Voters

After voting for Erik Paulsen in 2016, SURVEY USA shows 17% are making the switch in 2018

Excelsior, MN – With four weeks to go before Election Day, Dean Phillips’s campaign for Congress today released a video series featuring former Erik Paulsen voters sharing their personal stories as to why they are supporting Dean Phillips this year.

With over 65,000 individual contributors and more than 1,500 volunteers, Phillips’s campaign is powered with the help of Democrats, independents and Republicans coming together to spark conversations and elect Dean Phillips this November.

It’s a movement that’s gaining steam: a recent KSTP SurveyUSA Poll showed that 17% of people who voted for Erik Paulsen in 2016 plan to vote for Dean Phillips in 2018. Continue reading “Phillips for Congress Releases Video Series Featuring Former Erik Paulsen Voters”

Dallas is tired of the lip service from politicians like Congressman Paulsen and wants genuine conversation that leads to action.

Dallas is as Third District as you can get, having lived here his entire life. So he has been able to see the stark difference between Erik Paulsen’s quotes, and Erik Paulsen’s votes. He’s excited to help elect Dean to bring frank, responsive representation back to the Third District.

Are you a former Erik Paulsen supporter?  Let the campaign know here.

Vote for Mother Nature this fall

This letter is about human-induced climate change. We cannot ignore it! And this is what the Republican Party is doing while kicking the proverbial can down the road. Yes, our climate has changed and will to continue to change even without our intervention. Yet we are here and prospering quite well as we continue to harvest Mother Nature for all it’s worth.

I was first apprised of global warming during the ’70s with news that the ozone layer is being destroyed by fluorocarbons and we then subsequently banned aerosol cans. I don’t recall the Republican’s denying it then and wondering if they still think the banning of aerosols is still valid?

We have been pumping and fracking our land, gulping our water and belching its remains in our air for far too long. Luckily we have scientists who study and report these effects on our environment. Our outgoing mayor, Nancy Tyra-Lukens, attended a Robert Redford summit with mayors with a focus on protecting our environment. She spearheaded the 20-40-15 and with its success this is now the Sustainable Eden Prairie. Continue reading “Vote for Mother Nature this fall”

NRCC Lies, Again, in Ad Titled “All True”

Credit: Fibonacci Blue

Excelsior, MN – Erik Paulsen and the special interest PACs and outside groups bankrolling his campaign are continuing to run a dishonest campaign, seeking to distract attention from Paulsen’s voting record on healthcare, taxes, and gun violence prevention that are deeply unpopular in his district. A new ad released today by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), ironically titled “All True,”  continues this well-coordinated disinformation campaign.

The latest ad repeats a debunked attack on healthcare benefits at Penny’s Coffee, which has been debunked as false and misleading by local TV stations, and was called mostly false, distorted, and out of context by Politifact just this week. The ad also repeats the false claim that Phillips sought to profit off a marketing campaign that was the subject of a complaint filed by a private citizen. Phillips challenged this claim in a letter to the FTC earlier this week, citing that the complaint was filed by a private citizen to an industry group two years after he had stepped down from his position as CEO of Phillips Distilling and had no financial stake in the company.

A stinging report by Politico, released today, outlines Republicans’ coordinated effort to buy seats with attack ads full of lies and distortions in districts like MN03: Continue reading “NRCC Lies, Again, in Ad Titled “All True””

New Phillips for Congress Ad Highlights Paulsen’s Partisan Voting Record and Inaccessibility

“Wall” is a metaphor for Paulsen’s record of serving party leaders over constituents

Excelsior, MN – Dean Phillips released a new TV ad today, highlighting Congressman Erik Paulsen’s highly partisan voting record and refusal to listen to the people he was elected to represent. In the ad, entitled “Wall,” Phillips is seen sitting in front of a larger than life concrete mural of Paulsen, a striking metaphor for the Congressman’s inaccessibility and partisanship.

Erik Paulsen has sought to paint himself as a bipartisan moderate who will break from party leadership when his district demands it, but the facts show otherwise. “Wall” notes the Congressman’s votes against common sense gun reforms, which recently earned an “A” rating from the NRA (up from an A- in 2016), and the fact that he has voted with the Trump Agenda 98% of the time in Congress, despite President Trump receiving just 41% of the vote in this district two years ago.

“As countless voters are now recognizing, Erik Paulsen’s quotes do not match his votes,” said Zach Rodvold, campaign manager for Phillips for Congress. “Congressman Paulsen talks about standing up to President Trump yet he votes with him 98% of the time. He says he’s seeking ‘solutions’ to our gun violence epidemic yet he’s consistently voted against common sense gun violence prevention measures, earning him the NRA’s highest grade. And while he claims to be an independent voice, Erik Paulsen is the fifth largest recipient of special interest money out of 435 members of Congress. At a minimum, Minnesotans deserve honesty, and they’re not getting that from Erik Paulsen.”

Phillips is committed to being an independent voice for Minnesota, and refuses all campaign contributions from special interests, PACs, federal lobbyists, and members of Congress. Instead, he is running a people-powered race with more than 120 public events and over 65,000 individual contributors to date.