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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is an outspoken conservative Republican from Stillwater. She came into the Minnesota Senate in 2001 vowing to kill the "Profile of Learning" high school graduation standards, which conservatives considered weak and unbalanced. That crusade succeeded, and Bachmann took the lead on another, to put an amendment into the Minnesota Constitution banning same-sex marriage and civil unions. That controversial effort had not borne fruit when Bachmann won a bruising 2006 campaign against child-safety advocate Patty Wetterling for the open Sixth District U.S. House seat.
Bachmann draws heated criticism from liberals and is likely to face a determined challenge this year. The DFL Party has endorsed former state Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg to oppose her. The Sixth District leans Republican.
Party: Republican
Elected: 2006
Birthdate: April 6, 1956
Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa
Home: Stillwater
Family: Husband Marcus; 5 children
Employment history: practicing attorney; attorney, U.S. Treasury Dept.; Minnesota state senator, 2001-2006
Education: Winona State University; J.D., Oral Roberts University; L.L.M., College of William and Mary
Websites: bachmann.house.gov and michelebachmann.com
Resources
Michele Bachmann stories from Star Tribune
- Michele Bachmann does delicate political danceHer 11th-hour decision to bow out of the Tea Party’s first national convention reveals the fault line between the Republican hierarchy and the Tea Party’s rank-and-file.
- Clarence Page: Bachmann is one among the census-averse Some find the racial labels distasteful. Others just want to catch illegal aliens.
- Dayton fortune fueling his campaign The DFLer signaled that he is willing to self-finance much of his campaign, a tactic that ups the ante for all other gubernatorial candidates.
- Readers Write for Sunday, Jan. 31
- Can a foe steal the word yes? He says she did
- Big spending year for Minn. politicians?
- Tarryl Clark becomes latest Bachmann challenger
- Readers Write for Friday, Jan. 29
- 2 lawmakers drop out of Tea Party Convention
- Bachmann may not give tea party speech after all
Michele Bachmann stories from other sources
- Michele Bachmann, citing Glenn Beck, might end Social Security - Minneapolis City Pages (blog)
- Bachmann: America 'cursed' by God 'if we reject Israel' - Minnesota Independent
- Rep. Michele Bachmann on Radio Shoot-out With Sen. Arlen Specter - FOXNews
- Bachmann: God will 'curse' America if it opposes Israel - Raw Story
- Bachmann, Blackburn say they're out of Tea Party Convention - Washington Post (blog)
- Michele Bachmann: 'tea party' tenets will lead to GOP resurgence - Christian Science Monitor
- Bachmann Responds to 'Act Like a Lady' Remark - FOXNews
- Michele Bachmann: Critics of Gov. Healthcare Will 'Get on a List' - ChattahBox
- Michele Bachmann: Fourth most loathsome American? - MinnPost.com
- Congresswoman Bachman's office collects Valentines for veterans - Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
Blog Posts Featuring Michele Bachmann
- Seraphic Secret: Michele Bachmann: “America Will Be Cursed If We ...
- Michelle Malkin » Rep. Michele Bachmann to heckler: “I've given ...
- The Reaction: Craziest Republican of the Day: Michele Bachmann ...
- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) Warns America Faces A Curse ...
- Michele Bachmann: End Medicare And Social Security « Alan Colmes ...
- The Vicious Babushka: Zionists Capture Michele Bachmann's Brain ...
- Dump Michele Bachmann: Michele Bachmann: Let's Wean People Off ...
- The Vicious Babushka: Zionists Capture Michele Bachmann's Brain ...
- The Political Carnival: Michele Bachmann has a plan
- Bachmann: Obama will starve and freeze you! « Michele Bachmann for ...
