Allen Paulson
I am a graduate of the Bagley School System and attend the University of Minnesota for a degree in Agriculture Education, I was hired by Clearwater County as a Deputy Assessor in August of 1976 and worked there until being excepted in the University of Minnesota MAST Program in 1980. (I think the Secretary in the Assessors Office submitted the application just to get me out of the office) I spent a year in Australia as an exchange student gathering data for the University of Minnesota. On my return I was promoted to Chief Deputy Assessor for Clearwater County, in 1982 I accepted the position of Bemidji City Assessor and work there until 1992. During my last two years at Bemidji I also served as District 3, Clearwater County Commissioner. As my education was in Agriculture, I always had this desire to work in that area. I accepted a position with a major agriculture company serving in the area of program development. When my term as Clearwater County Commissioner ended, I did not seek reelection as my territory for my program development had expanded to include North and South Dakota as well as northern two thirds of Minnesota. In February 2000 I accepted the position as Clearwater County Recorder and was elected in 2002, I served as recorder for six years and in 2006 I was elected Clearwater County Auditor. My family is very active in school, church and the community and my wife Julie is teaches in the Bagley School District. We live on a farm in Clearwater County just north of Itasca State Park where our sons are the fourth generation to enjoy this life style. We have a cow calf operation along with several other projects that have gotten out of hand including a band of donkeys, some Belgium draft horse, riding horses, an all around McPaulson farm with flocks of ducks, geese, chickens and Sable Collies. I serve on the Minnesota State Fair Board of Managers and enjoy working with others to make the Minnesota State Fair one of the best in the nation. Our family seeks out spare to work on farm projects, take time to fish, hunt, and travel and to enjoy life. Member of the MACO Vitals Committee. Chair of the MACO Vital Fraud & Communication Subcommittee.