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| | + | |name=Michele Bachmann |
| | + | |image=Michele Bachmann.jpg |
| | + | |party=[[Republican]] |
| | + | |spouse=Marcus Bachmann |
| | + | |religion=Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
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| | + | {{Officeholder/representative |
| | + | |state=Minnesota |
| | + | |district=6th |
| | + | |terms=January 4, 2007 – Present |
| | + | |preceded=Mark Kennedy |
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| | + | |succeeded= |
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| | + | '''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. |
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| | + | 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. |
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| | + | 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> |
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| | + | 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. |
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| | + | == [[Liberal]] Criticisms == |
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| | + | 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> |
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| | + | == See also == |
| | + | [[United States Presidential Election, 2012]] |
| | + | [[File:Bachmann3.jpg|left|150px]] |
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| | + | == References == |
| | + | {{reflist}} |
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| | + | {{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] |