Question: What Republican previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and was elected in 2008 to the U.S. House of Representatives?
Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. With blue collar Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and higher-income Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetrista, and Wayzata to the West, it features a mixed characteristic. Republican Erik Paulsen currently represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected in 2008. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Erik Philip Paulsen (born May 14, 1965) is an American politician serving in the United States House of Representatives for Minnesota 's 3 congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and as Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. His district in the western part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area includes Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth and Wayzata. [END] 
Answer: 
Erik Paulsen
Erik Paulsen