Bachmann in Congress
Bills introduced: 64
Bills passed by House: 5
Bills signed by president: 1, renaming of post office in Cold Spring
Total fundraising for U.S. House races: $35.36M (2005-2014)
Total fundraising by MichelePAC: $2.49M (2010-2014)
Largest margin of victory: 12.7 percentage points (2010)
Smallest margin of victory: 1.2 percentage points (2012)
Sources: Congress.gov, Center for Responsive Politics, and Minnesota secretary of state.
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