Posted at 12:49 PM on August 19, 2008
by Tom Scheck
Republican Erik Paulsen has hired Stacy Johnson to coordinate his campaign's media efforts. Johnson is a staffer for Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor (who has been mentioned as a possible running mate to John McCain).
Paulsen is running for Congress in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District against DFLer Ashwin Madia and I-P candidate David Dillon.
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