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-{{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 – Present
-	|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 and 2010.  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 holds 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]] Criticisms ==
-Liberals have been hysterical about some of the candid observations of Congresswoman Bachmann.  She was targeted for comments made seeking 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>
-== See also ==
-[[United States Presidential Election, 2012]]
-[[File:Bachmann3.jpg|left|150px]]
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Bachmann, Michele}}
-[[Category: 110th United States Congress]]
-[[Category: 111th United States Congress]]
-[[Category:United States Representatives]]
-[[Category:The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]]
-[[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]]
-{{Conservatism}}
-==External links==
-*[http://bachmann.house.gov/ Official Website]
-*[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412216_michele_bachmann Open Congress]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thR-lVuztIY Video of Bachmann talking about the gangster government on the House floor]

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