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Line 1: − {{Officeholder − |name=Michele Bachmann − |image=Michele Bachmann.jpg − |party=[[Republican]] − |spouse=Marcus Bachmann − |religion=Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod − |offices= − {{Officeholder/representative − |state=Minnesota − |district=6th − |terms=January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2010 − |preceded=Mark Kennedy − |former= − |succeeded= − }} − }} − '''Michele M. Bachmann''', born April 6, 1956 (age {{age|1956|04|06}}), is a [[conservative]] and the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] woman to be elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Minnesota]]. She represents the 6th District of Minnesota. − − A [[movement conservative]], Michele Bachmann defeated a massive attempt by [[liberals]] to defeat her in 2008. Prior to her election to [[Congress]], she served in the Minnesota state [[legislature]] since first being elected there in 2000. − − Michele Bachmann, an [[attorney]], is a former tax litigator. She has five [[children]] and has also opened her home to 23 foster children. <ref>http://bachmann.house.gov/Biography/</ref> − − Bachmann is [[Pro-life]], [[Pro-gun]] <REF>[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2008/10/bachmann_gets_n.shtml Bachmann gets new campaign manager, NRA endorsement] MN. Public Radio, OCTOBER 3, 2008</REF>, Pro-religion and many other core conservative values. A search for her on [[Google]] turns up five positive sites for every 100 nasty liberal smear sites, like the [[Huffington Post]]. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has now officially put the outspoken Minnesota Republican in their sights with the bachmannwatch website. − − == [[Liberal]] Hysterical Criticisms == − − Liberals have been hysterical about some of the candid observations of Congresswoman Bachman. For calling for an investigation into the [[Obama]]-[[William Ayers|Ayers]] connection, the "tolerant" liberal establishment even compared her to the Nazis.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/10/21/hardball-gone-mad-congresswoman-compared-nazi-insisting-media-cover-obam Hardball Gone Mad: Congresswoman Compared to Nazi for Insisting Media Cover Obama-Ayers Connection], Tim Graham, ''Newsbusters'', October 21, 2008</ref> She deserves many compliments for her insight and courage. Congresswoman Rep. Bachmann, "has shown an uncanny knack for infuriating critics with sometimes off-the-wall behavior and comments, all the while advancing her own political career." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/19/pub-michele-bachmann/ Outspoken But Not Outmaneuvered, Rep. Bachmann Manages Her Candor], Judson Berger, ''Fox News.com'', March 27, 2009</ref> − − == References == − {{reflist}} − − ==External links== − *[http://bachmann.house.gov/ Official Website] − *[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412216_michele_bachmann Open Congress] − [[File:Bachmann.jpg|left]] − {{DEFAULTSORT:Bachmann, Michele}} − [[Category: 110th United States Congress]] − [[Category:United States Representatives]]
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